picante

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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

Adjective

picante (plural picantes)

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