piquant

pi·quant  (pknt, -känt, p-känt)

adj.

1. Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.

2.

a. Appealingly provocative: a piquant wit.

b. Charming, interesting, or attractive: a piquant face.

3. Archaic Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

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[French, from Old French, present participle of piquer, to prick; see pique.]

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piquan·cy, piquant·ness n.

piquant·ly adv.

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piquant [ˈpiːkənt -kɑːnt]

adj

1. having an agreeably pungent or tart taste

2. lively or stimulating to the mind

[from French (literally: prickling), from piquer to prick, goad; see pique¹]

piquancy  less commonly, piquantness n

piquantly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	piquant - having an agreeably pungent taste     spicy, zesty, savory, savoury tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	piquant - engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" salty stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
	3.	piquant - attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes" engaging attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

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piquant

adjective

1. spicy, biting, sharp, stinging, tart, savoury, pungent, tangy, highly-seasoned, peppery, zesty, with a kick (informal), acerb a mixed salad with a piquant dressing
spicy mild, bland, insipid

2. interesting, spirited, stimulating, lively, sparkling, provocative, salty, racy, scintillating There was a piquant novelty about her books.
interesting boring, dull, tame, bland, banal, uninteresting, insipid, vapid

Translations

piquant [ˈpiːkənt] ADJ [taste] → fuerte; [humour] → corrosivo, ácido; [situation] → con chispa, con gracia

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piquant [ˈpiːkənt] adj

[sauce, dressing] → piquant(e)

[irony] → piquant(e)

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piquant

adj (lit, fig) → pikant

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piquant [ˈpiːkənt] adj (sauce) → piccante; (situation) → intrigante
a piquant charm → un fascino strano

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piquant

adj piquant [ˈpiːkənt]

sharp in taste; appetizing a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation. pikant ، حاد، حَريف ، مُثير للشَّهِيَّه пикантен pikantní pikant; skarp pikant πικάντικος picante pikantne تند؛ اشتها آور pikantti piquant חָרִיף मसालेदार, चरपरा pikantan pikáns pedas bragðskarpur, sem kitlar bragðlaukana piccante ぴりっとする 얼얼한 맛의 pikantiškas pikants pedas-pedas masam pikant pikant, krydret pikantny picante picant; nostim острый; пикантный pikantný pikanten pikantan pikant, skarp ซึ่งมีรสจัด, น่าสนใจ mayhoş, buruk 辛辣的；開胃的 пікантний ذائقہ دار، دل چسپ có vị cay 辛辣的；开胃的

adv piquantly

pikant بِحِدَّة пикантно pikantně pikant; skarpt pikant πικάντικα picantemente pikantselt بطور تند و اشتها آور pikantisti de façon piquante בְּחֲרִיפוּת मनोरंजकता से pikantno pikánsan dengan pedas gómsætt; á spennandi hátt in modo piccante ぴりっとして 얼얼하게 pikantiškai pikanti pedas-pedas masam pikant pikant pikantnie dum modo picante picant пикантно pikantne pikantno pikantno pikant, skarpt อย่างออกรส mayhoşça; ilginç/hoş bir şekilde 辛辣地 пікантно دل چسپي سے cay 辛辣地

n piquancy

pikantheid حَرافَه пикантност pikantnost pikant smag; skarp smag; skarphed die Pikantheit νοστιμιά, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. πικάντικο gusto picante pikantsus تندی؛ گیرایی kirpeys goût piquant חֲרִיפוּת मनोरंजकता pikantnost fűszeres/csípős/ínycsiklandó/pikáns íz kepedasan bragðskerpa; e-ð kitlandi/spennandi l'essere piccante 辛味 얼얼함 pikantiškumas pikantums rasa pedas-pedas masam het pikante skarp smak; pikanteri pikantność, pikanteria picante gust picant пикантность, острота pikantnosť pikantnost pikantnost pikant (skarp) smak ความเร้าใจ mayhoşluk; hoşluk 辛辣 пікантність چٹ پٹا پن vị cay cay 辛辣