Meaning

1 senses
  1. Having a sharp, pungent flavor.

    scharf, herb, streng

    о́стрыйóstryj

More definitions
  • tasting sour like a lemon

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Pineberries are more tangy than strawberries.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · LK · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I prefer tangy cocktails to overly sweet ones.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · bekindtoall · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. My dad's tangy barbecue sauce recipe is a well-kept family secret.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · bekindtoall · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. The tangy blue cheese paired perfectly with the crispness of the apple slices.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · megamanenm · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I didn't know that Mari Carmen had studied in Tangier.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · araneo · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a sharp, pungent flavor:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a sharp, pungent flavor:

Origin

From tang + -y.

From tang + -y.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

tangier, tangiest
Comparativetangier Lesson
Superlativetangiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Derivedtangily

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tangy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto