tangy

English

Etymology

From tang +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæŋiː/

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• Rhymes: -æŋi
• Hyphenation: tang‧y

Adjective

tangy (comparative tangier, superlative tangiest)

1. Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
   • 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.

Derived terms

• tangily
• tanginess

 

Translations

having a sharp, pungent flavor

• Bulgarian: остър (bg) (ostǎr), силен (bg) (silen)
• Czech: štiplavý, palčivý
• Dutch: zurig (nl), zurige (nl), rins (nl)
• Finnish: kirpeä (fi), pistävä (fi)
• French: piquant (fr)
• German: scharf (de), herb (de), streng (de), würzig (de), durchdringend (de), herzhaft (de)
• Greek: αψύς (el) (apsýs), πικάντικος (el) (pikántikos)
• Macedonian: ки́сел (kísel), о́стар (óstar), пика́нтен (pikánten)
• Norwegian: sterk (no)
• Polish: cierpki (pl)
• Russian: о́стрый (ru) (óstryj)
• Serbo-Croatian: rezak (sh) m
• Spanish: agrio (es)
• Swedish: syrlig (sv)
• Turkish: keskin (tr)

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