Interlingua edit

Adjective edit

pungente (comparative plus pungente, superlative le plus pungente)

  1. pungent

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /punˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: pun‧gèn‧te

Adjective edit

pungente (plural pungenti)

  1. prickly
  2. biting
  3. pungent

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

pungente (plural pungenti)

  1. present participle of pungere

Latin edit

Participle edit

pungente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pungēns

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese pungente, from Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: pun‧gen‧te

Adjective edit

pungente m or f (plural pungentes)

  1. pungent (sharp-pointed)
  2. pungent (having a strong odour or taste that stings the nose or tongue)
  3. (figuratively) poignant (evoking strong mental sensation)

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Spanish edit

Adjective edit

pungente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungentes)

  1. pungent; pointy
  2. piercing

Further reading edit