Examples of piquant

How do you use piquant in a sentence?

Examples of piquant

  1. The original recipe contained a mix of fruits and spices making it a piquant, fruity sauce.
  2. More spices are added, and the soup turns out more piquant and thicker than ukha.
  3. There was something about her expression that was very piquant, he later said.

What are examples of piquant?

Moderately sharp flavors fall into the piquant category: radishes, sauerkraut and strong raw onions, for example. Examples of piquant spices include cardamom, cayenne, cloves, curry, ginger, mustard and paprika. To sum it up: Pungent/pungency always “refers to a very strong taste.

What does piquant stand for?

1 : engagingly provocative also : having a lively arch charm. 2 : agreeably stimulating to the taste especially : spicy.

Is piquant a French word?

Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”).

Does piquant mean spicy?

Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.

How do you pronounce piquante?

A Quick Overview Of Piquant, Piquante

  1. piquant.
  2. pee/kah~
  3. piquante.
  4. pee/kah~t.

What is the synonym of piquant?

Choose the Right Synonym for piquant. pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses. pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors. a cheese with a pungent odor piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.

Why do I find the piquant picture so appealing?

I found the piquant picture so appealing that I readily paid the photographer’s high asking price. Although the woman was not physically attractive, her piquant personality made her a pleasant companion. Every recipe in the chef’s cookbook promises a piquant dish fit for a king.

Is a piquant dish fit for a king?

Although the woman was not physically attractive, her piquant personality made her a pleasant companion. Every recipe in the chef’s cookbook promises a piquant dish fit for a king.

What does piqued mean?

Though first used to describe foods with spicy flavors, the word is now often used to describe things that are spicy in other ways, such as engaging conversation. Have we piqued your curiosity about another piquer offspring?