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piquant - Meaning in Kannada

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IPA: pikəntKannada: ಪೀಕನ್ಟ

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

Synonyms of piquant

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

More matches for piquant

noun 

piquant situationಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ
piquant humorಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯ

What is piquant meaning in Kannada?

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