pungent - Meaning in Marathi

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pungent - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of pungent in English

pungent adjective

1. capable of wounding

   Synonyms

   barbed, biting, mordacious, nipping

   Examples

   • "a barbed compliment"
   • "a biting aphorism"
   • "pungent satire"
2. strong and sharp

   Synonyms

   acrid

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   Examples

   • "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
   • "the pungent taste of radishes"

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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