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piquant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
piquant
(adjective)
piquant
/
ˈ
piːkənt/
adjective
piquant
/
ˈ
piːkənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIQUANT
[
more piquant; most piquant
]
formal
1
:
having a pleasant, spicy taste
piquant
vegetables seasoned with pepper
He served the fish with a
piquant
sauce.
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2
:
interesting and exciting
a
piquant
bit of gossip
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— piquancy
/
ˈ
piːkənsi/
noun
[
noncount
]
The pepper added
piquancy
to the sauce.
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— piquantly
adverb
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