adjective · rare

piquant

pi·quant

piquant · more piquant · most piquant

пікантний

пикантный

pikant

Stimulating to the sensesStimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.

/ˈpiːkənt/

» The piquant aroma of his food made everyone's mouth water.

Der würzige Duft seiner Speisen ließ allen das Wasser im Mund zusammenlaufen.

Meaning

4 senses

Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
engagingly stimulating or provocative
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
pikant
пикантныйpikantnyj
піка́нтнийpikántnyj
Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.
(archaic)Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.

Examples

2 sentences

The piquant aroma of his food made everyone's mouth water.
deDer würzige Duft seiner Speisen ließ allen das Wasser im Mund zusammenlaufen.
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Not very piquant.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

spicy:

Русский

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spicy:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

spicy:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present partici

Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”). Doublet of picong. Related to pike.

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