was wotd|2007|December|20
English

Etymology
First attested circa second half of w:14th century|14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from w:Canterbury Tales|Canterbury Tales ¹ by w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer:

::"He singeth brokking¹ as a nightingale.
::He sent her piment, mead, and spiced ale,
::And wafers² piping hot out of the glede³:
::And, for she was of town, he proffer'd meed."
::¹ quavering
::² cakes
::³ coals

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�paɪ.pɪ� �h�t/, SAMPA|/%paI.pIN "hQt/
a|US enPR|pīʹpĭng h�t, IPA|/�paɪpɪ� �h��t/
audio|en-us-piping hot.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�t

Adjective
piping hot

#idiom Very hot
#:"Don't touch the pie! It's piping hot, straight out of the oven."

Translations
trans-top|very hot
Hungarian: t|hu|tűzforró
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|wrz�cy|m
trans-bottom

• 2007-12-20 22:13 - Panda10 - /* Adjective */ added trans table and hu translation

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