piquant
adjective/ˈpiːkənt/
/ˈpiːkənt/
- having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste
- chicken served with a piquant wild mushroom sauce
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- exciting and interesting
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘severe, bitter’): from French, literally ‘stinging, pricking’, present participle of piquer.
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