zepis
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French épice (“spice”). In French, the plural word épices is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, épices was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the front.
Noun
zepis
- spice (seasoning for food)