Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French, whence French piquant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pikˈkan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: pic‧càn‧te

Adjective

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piccante (plural piccanti, superlative piccantissimo)

  1. spicy, hot, piquant (of food)
  2. strong (of cheese)
  3. risqué, titillating
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See also

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Basic tastes in Italian · sapori (layout · text)
           
dolce acido, aspro salato amaro piccante saporito, gustoso