Piquant: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Piquant adjective. Pleasantly sharp, tangy or spicy in flavour.
How to say it
PEE-kunt/ˈpiːkənt/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (PEE).
Meanings
- Pleasantly sharp, tangy or spicy in flavour.
- Lively and intriguing.
Piquant in a sentence
A piquant salsa of lime, chilli and coriander lifted the grilled fish.
The memoir is full of piquant gossip about the stars she worked with.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- tangy
- spicy
- zesty
- sharp
Opposite:
- bland
- insipid
Where piquant comes from
From French piquant, stinging, from piquer, to prick.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The memoir is full of _____ gossip about the stars she worked with.
- piquant
- famished
- ambrosial
Show the answer
piquant: The memoir is full of piquant gossip about the stars she worked with.