Pineberries are more tangy than strawberries.
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Tangy
//ˈtæŋiː//
Synonyms for "tangy" (26 found)
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Translations
29 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- остър adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- силен adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Czech
2 entries- palčivý adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- štiplavý adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Dutch
3 entries- rins adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- zurig adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- zurige adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Finnish
2 entries- kirpeä adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- pistävä adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
French
1 entries- piquant adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
German
4 entries- durchdringend adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- herb adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- herzhaft adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- scharf adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Greek
2 entries- αψύς adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- πικάντικος adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Macedonian
3 entries- ки́сел adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- о́стар adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- пика́нтен adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Norwegian
1 entries- sterk adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Polish
1 entries- cierpki adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Russian
1 entries- о́стрый adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- rezak adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Spanish
2 entries- acidulado adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
- acídulo adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Swedish
1 entries- syrlig adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Turkish
1 entries- keskin adj (having a sharp, pungent flavor)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Pad Thai is my favorite Thai food because it's a bit tangy and quite filling.
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My dad's tangy barbecue sauce recipe is a well-kept family secret.
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I prefer tangy cocktails to overly sweet ones.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.