- a mixture of spices used especially in American baking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice: The recipe called for two teaspoons of pumpkin spice.
- relating to, flavored or scented with, or evocative of a mixture of spices usually including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice, and sometimes also including pumpkin flavoring: Our pumpkin spice steamed milk is a fall favorite.Autumn's a great time for burning pumpkin spice candles.