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Piquancy

noun/pˈiːkwənsi/
Definition
a tart spicy quality
the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈiːkwənsi/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈiːkwənsi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈiːkwənsi/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈiːkwənsi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
nippyadjectivea sharp biting taste
tangyadjectivetasting sour like a lemon
zestyadjectivehaving an agreeably pungent taste
zestverbadd herbs or spices to
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Pikanterie
eine herb-würzige Qualität
🇫🇷French
piquant
une qualité acidulée et épicée
🇪🇸Spanish
picante
una cualidad agria y picante
🇮🇹Italian
piccantezza
una qualità piccante e aspra
🇳🇱Dutch
pikantheid
een scherp kruidige kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
picante
uma qualidade azeda e picante
🇷🇺Russian
пикантность
терпкое, пряное качество
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्तेजकता
एक तीखा मसालेदार गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
চঞ্চলতা
একটি টার্ট মশলাদার গুণমান
🇮🇳Marathi
तीव्रता
आंबट मसालेदार गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
તીક્ષ્ણતા
ખાટી મસાલેદાર ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪಿಕ್ವೆನ್ಸಿ
ಒಂದು ಟಾರ್ಟ್ ಮಸಾಲೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിക്വൻസി
ഒരു എരിവുള്ള മസാല ഗുണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਿੱਖੀਤਾ
ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਮਸਾਲੇਦਾਰ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
طنز
ایک تیز مسالیدار معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
辣味
酸辣品质
🇯🇵Japanese
スパイス
酸味のあるスパイシーな品質
🇰🇷Korean
신랄함
신랄한 매운 맛
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vị cay
chất lượng cay chua
🇹🇭Thai
ความเผ็ดร้อน
คุณภาพเผ็ดเปรี้ยว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kesedapan
kualitas pedas asam
🇲🇾Malay
rasa piquancy
kualiti pedas tart
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نكهة
نوعية حار لاذع
🇮🇷Persian
تندی
یک تارت با کیفیت تند
🇹🇷Turkish
acılık
ekşi baharatlı bir kalite
🇮🇱Hebrew
פִּיקַנטִיוּת
איכות חריפה טארט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'piquancy'?
The primary meaning of 'piquancy' is 'a tart spicy quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'piquancy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'piquancy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'piquancy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'piquancy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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