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the temperature of a temper, the color of a sunset, the texture of a really good argument
latin rootFrom ignis, same fuel as ignite and ignition
chili scienceCapsaicin tricks heat receptors, so peppers feel literally fiery
horse termDescribes spirited, hard-to-control horses since the 1600s
no actual flameOften used where nothing is technically burning
redhead tropeStereotype links red hair to fiery temperaments, despite zero evidence