Spicy in Malayalam
Spicy is എരിവുള്ള (erivulla), literally having heat, where the heat meant is the burn of chilli rather than temperature. It is the word for a fish curry that makes your eyes water. Four syllables, the double l held.
Most common translation
Spicy, hot with chilli; pungent food that burns the tongue.
ഈ കറി വളരെ എരിവുള്ളതാണ്.
ee kari valare erivullathaanu.
This curry is very spicy.
Dictionary entry
- എരിവുള്ള (erivulla) — Spicy, hot with chilli; pungent food that burns the tongue.
This is the only entry, and it covers hot and pungent food; spicy in the sense of merely well-seasoned or aromatic would be put differently.
Common questions
How do you say spicy in Malayalam?
എരിവുള്ള (erivulla), meaning hot with chilli.
Does it mean spicy as in fragrant with spices?
No. എരിവുള്ള (erivulla) is about pungent heat on the tongue, not about aroma, so a mildly spiced dish would not be called this.