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- PIQUANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PIQUANT is agreeably stimulating to the taste; especially : having a pleasantly pungent, sharp, or spicy taste How to use piquant in a sentence
- PIQUANT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Piquant definition: agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart See examples of PIQUANT used in a sentence
- PIQUANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
One purpose is flavor, the nitrites giving a sharp, piquant flavor to the meat The piquant (spicy) varieties are commonly called chili peppers, or simply chilies A food critic may nevertheless use the word piquant to describe such a pie, especially if it is exceptionally well seasoned
- Piquant - definition of piquant by The Free Dictionary
1 Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy 2 Appealingly provocative; charming: a piquant wit; a piquant face 3 Causing hurt feelings; stinging: "people with equally piquant opinions about obesity, appearance and American doublespeak about weight" (Virginia Heffernan)
- piquant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of piquant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- piquant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”)
- The Flavor Note Piquant Explained - Chowhound
Piquant now refers to foods that are pungent in their flavor This may (sometimes) include spiciness, as is the case with radishes, for example Piquant foods are also just generally well-rounded in taste, with a depth that goes beyond spice Other examples of piquant foods include capers and sauerkraut
- piquant, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word piquant, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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