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1. (adj.) piquant
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste.
2. piquant
of an interestingly provocative or lively character:
a piquant wit.
3. piquant
Archaic. sharp or stinging, esp. to the feelings.
Etymology: (1645–55; < F: lit., pricking (see pique1, -ant ); r. pickante < It piccante)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
having an agreeably pungent taste
2. (adj) piquant, salty
engagingly stimulating or provocative
"a piquant wit"; "salty language"
3. (adj) engaging, piquant
attracting or delighting
"an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) piquant
stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote
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Sense: sharp in taste; appetizing
a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.
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 Afrikaans: pikant |
 Arabic: ، حاد، حَريف ، مُثير للشّ |
 Bulgarian: пикантен |
 Brazilian: picante |
 Czech: pikantní |
 German: pikant |
 Danish: pikant; skarp |
 Greek: πικάντικος |
 Spanish: picante |
 Estonian: pikantne |
 Farsi: تند؛ اشتها آور |
 Finnish: pikantti |
 French: piquant |
 Hebrew: חָרִיף |
 Hindi: मसालेदार, चरपरा |
 Croatian: pikantan |
 Hungarian: pikáns |
 Indonesian: pedas |
 Icelandic: bragðskarpur, sem kitlar |
 Italian: piccante |
 Japanese: ぴりっとする |
 Korean: 얼얼한 맛의 |
 Lithuanian: pikantiškas |
 Latvian: pikants |
 Malay: pedas-pedas masam |
 Dutch: pikant |
 Norwegian: pikant, krydret |
 Polish: pikantny |
 Persian: تند؛ اشتها آور |
 Pashto: خوند ور، مساله دار، په زړ |
 Portuguese: picante |
 Romanian: picant; nostim |
 Russian: острый; пикантный |
 Slovak: pikantný |
 Slovenian: pikanten |
 Serbian: pikantan |
 Swedish: pikant, skarp |
 Thai: ซึ่งมีรสจัด, น่าสนใจ |
 Turkish: mayhoş, buruk |
 Taiwanese: 辛辣的，開胃的 |
 Ukrainian: пікантний |
 Urdu: ذائقہ دار، دل چسپ |
 Vietnamese: có vị cay |
 Chinese: 辛辣的，开胃的 |
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