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Meanings of
piquant
in anglès
Having an agreeably pungent taste.
spicy
savory
savoury
zesty
Related terms
tasty
Engagingly stimulating or provocative.
salty
Related terms
stimulating
Attracting or delighting.
engaging
Related terms
attractive
Usage of
piquant
in anglès
1
The French olives are more
piquant
in flavour than the larger kind.
2
You can also mix beef and pork mincemeat for a
piquant
result.
3
His attitude, contradictory but somehow
attractive
-
almost
piquant
-
was
one
of glum good cheer.
4
The argument was close and swift, the language impassioned, the style
piquant
.
5
It is aromatic and
piquant
and not very much like the U.S.
6
The tea was soon made and the brandy added a
piquant
flavor.
7
But the cream would clog without it, and the combination is
piquant
.
8
Finally she spoke to me in a
piquant
English and I answered.
9
I must thank him. But she replied instantly, in her
piquant
way:
10
Our quest for novel scenes and
piquant
conditions was feverish and insatiate-St.
11
Her dark eyes sparkle, the lovely,
piquant
face is wreathed in smiles.
12
This soft and
piquant
phase of the passion did not last long.
13
The vein which ran through all her stories was new and
piquant
.
14
We should look for original and
piquant
views of everything and everybody.
15
The phone screen had lighted up and LaVerne's
piquant
face faded in.
16
As may be readily imagined, the result was something
piquant
and original.
Other examples for "piquant"
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About this term
piquant
Adjective
Frequent collocations
more piquant
piquant face
so piquant
very piquant
piquant flavor
More collocations
Piquant
through the time
Piquant
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common