piquancy
11piquancy — n 1. spiciness, pungency, poignancy, sharpness; zest, spice, relish, tang, Inf. twang; bite, sting, edge, race, zip, Sl. kick, Sl. punch, Inf. ginger; acidity, keenness, hotness, pepperiness, snappiness; sourness, harshness, roughness,… …
12piquancy — pi·quan·cy …
13piquancy — See: piquant …
14piquancy — noun 1. a tart spicy quality • Syn: ↑nip, ↑piquance, ↑piquantness, ↑tang, ↑tanginess, ↑zest • Derivationally related forms: ↑zesty (for: ↑ …
15piquant — piquancy, piquantness, n. piquantly, adv. /pee keuhnt, kahnt, pee kahnt /, adj. 1. agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic. 2. agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive: a piquant glance.… …
16piquant — [[t]pi͟ːkənt, kɑːnt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Food that is piquant has a pleasantly spicy taste. [WRITTEN] ...a crisp mixed salad with an unusually piquant dressing. Derived words: piquancy [[t]pi͟ːkənsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT A little mustard is served on the… …
17flavor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. taste, seasoning, savor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [That which pleases the palate] Syn. taste, savor, tang, relish, smack, sapidity, gusto, piquancy, flavoring, aftertaste, zest, wallop*, zing*.… …
18piquant — UK [ˈpiːkənt] / US [ˈpɪkənt] adjective mainly literary 1) food or drink that is piquant has a strong and pleasant flavour a piquant sauce 2) a quality or situation that is piquant is very exciting and interesting piquant wit Derived words:… …
19salt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Date: before 12th century 1. a. a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium… …
20sauce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin salsa, feminine of salsus salted, from past participle of sallere to salt, from sal salt more at salt Date: 14th century 1. a condiment or relish for food; especially a fluid… …
