A four-year-old American tourist was disappointed to realize that, in fact, the Sichuan province is not entirely made of spicy beef, in spite of its famously piquant cuisine.
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Piquant
/ˈpiːkənt/
Synonyms for "piquant" (187 found)
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Closest matches (38)
acerbicacidacidulousacridagitatingalluringappealingappetizingasperousastringentattractivebeguilingbewitchingbitingbitterblandishingbreathtakingcajolingcaptivatingcatching
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Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (56)
disturbingelectricelectricalenchantingencouragingenergizingengagingenravishingenthrallingenticingentrancingepigrammaticerwhelmingescharoticexcitingexhilaratingexoticfascinatingfetchingflirtatious
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
jalapeños
Related words (93)
mouth-wateringmovingnose ticklingnose-ticklingovercomingovermasteringoverpoweringoverwhelmingpenetratingpepperypeppyperturbingpiercingpoignantprepossessingpromptingprovocativeprovokingprovoquantpungent
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racyravishingreadablerichroughrousingseducingseductivesensationalsententiousseveresharpsirensirenicsnappysoul stirringsoul-stirringsoursparklingspellbindingspellfulspicyspirit-stirringspiritedstimulantstimulatingstimulativestingingstirringstrikingstrongsucculentsuspensefulsuspensivetakingtantalizingtartteasingtellingtemptingthought provokingthought-challengingthought-inspiringthought-provokingthrillingthrillyticklingtitillatingtitillativetrenchanttroublingunsettlingupsettingvitriolicvivaciouswinningwinsomewitchingzesty
Adjective(13 words)
Noun(1 words)
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More general
2 entrieslinguistic propertytaste descriptor
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriespiquant argumentpiquant aromapiquant flavorpiquant prosepiquant remarkpiquant wit
Inflections
2 entriesmore piquantmost piquant
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Not very piquant.
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The piquant aroma of his food made everyone's mouth water.
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Their husbands […] leave home to seek for more agreeable, may I be allowed to use a significant French word, piquant society […]
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