noun, feminine/e.pis/plural: épices
épice is feminine in French.
spice
Related: épicé, épicer, épicerie, épices d'automne, épicier, pain d'épice
Inherited from Old French espice, an old (12th century) borrowing from Latin speciēs, which in Late Latin meant "spice", "foodstuff", "commodity", "drug". Doublet of espèce.