After spending at least 15 minutes explaining the difference between spicy, spices, hot (as in burn your fingers) and hot as in peppers to a small child I have

After spending at least 15 minutes explaining the difference between spicy, spices, hot (as in burn your fingers) and hot as in peppers to a small child I have to say that this is yet one more thing that is done with language that I find horribly disappointing.