piquant
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpiːkənt/, /ˈpiːˌkɑːnt/, /piːˈkɑːnt/
piquant
- (archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe. [from 16th c.]
- Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming. [from 17th c.]
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 86:
- Their husbands […] leave home to seek for more agreeable, may I be allowed to use a significant French word, piquant society […].
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 86:
- Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy. [from 17th c.]
- Italian: piccante
- Portuguese: chamativo, interessante
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