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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 - 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”)
- piquant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
Definition of piquant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- piquant, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
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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