piquant - Meaning in Kannada

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piquant - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of piquant in English

piquant adjective

1. attracting or delighting

   Synonyms

   engaging

   Examples

   • "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
   • "an engaging frankness"
2. engagingly stimulating or provocative

   Synonyms

   salty

   Examples

   • "a piquant wit"
   • "salty language"
3. having an agreeably pungent taste

   Synonyms

   savory, savory, savoury, zesty

Description

Pungency refers to the taste of food commonly referred to as spiciness, hotness or heat, found in foods such as chili peppers. Highly pungent tastes may be experienced as unpleasant. The term piquancy is sometimes applied to foods with a lower degree of pungency that are "agreeably stimulating to the palate". Examples of piquant food include mustard and curry. The primary substances responsible for pungent taste are capsaicin, piperine and allyl isothiocyanate.

Also see "Pungency" on Wikipedia

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