пикантен — meaning in English
pikanten
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
English meaning
- piquant adj Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
- pungent adj Having a sharp, strong smell or taste that stings the nose or tongue.
- salty adj Tasting of or containing salt.
- spicy adjective Containing spices, or producing a hot, burning sensation on the tongue (usually from chili).
- zesty adj Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
Senses
пикантен is used for these senses in English:
- gamey Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
- piquant Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy. [from 17th c.]
- poignant (figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
- pungent Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
- salty (figuratively, of language) Coarse; provocative; earthy.
- zesty Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
piquant — full definition
- adj Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- adj Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
- adj Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
- adj Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.
poignant — full definition
- adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
- adj Sharply relevant or incisive.