picante

Portuguese

Etymology

Picar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: pi‧can‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Adjective

picante (plural picantes, comparable)

1. hot, spicy (of food)

   A comida mexicana é muito picante. ― Mexican food is very spicy.

2. stinging

   Eu caí no meio dos arbustos picantes. ― I fell into the stinging bushes.

3. bawdy

   Ele contou-nos muitas anedotas picantes. ― He told us a lot of bawdy jokes.

Noun

picante m (plural picantes)

1. hot sauce

   Esta receita precisa de muito picante. ― This recipe requires a lot of hot sauce.

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Spanish

Etymology

From picar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkante/, [piˈkãn̪t̪e]

Adjective

picante (plural picantes)

1. (of food) hot and spicy
2. vulgar, risque