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— English words —

• piquant adj. (Archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
• piquant adj. Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
• piquant adj. Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
• piquant adj. Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle french
  • piquant v. Present participle of piquer.
  • piquant v. (May be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of piquer.
  • piquant adj. Alternative form of picquant.

— English word, defined in French —

• piquant adj. (Cuisine) Piquant.

— In French —

• piquant adj. Qui pique.
• piquant adj. Qui fait une impression vive sur l’organe du goût ou de l’odorat.
• piquant adj. (Cuisine) (En particulier) Stimulant comme le piment et le gingembre.
• piquant adj. Qualifie la température, quand elle est très froide.
• piquant adj. (Sens figuré) Qui est offensant, en parlant principalement des discours.
• piquant adj. (Sens figuré) Qualifie ce qui fait une impression vive…
• piquant adj. Se dit des personnes qui plaisent par la vivacité et par…
• piquant n.m. (Botanique) Ce qui pique, pointe, aiguillon, épine qui…
• piquant n.m. Ce qui pique l’esprit, les sens.
• piquant v. Participe présent de piquer.

38 English words from 7 English definitions

Alternative Archaic burning Causing charming chilies due due␣to engaging Favorably feelings form gerund hot hurt invariable May May␣be palate participle piquer pleasantly preceded presence Present Present␣participle Producing scathing sensation senses severe similar spices spicy stimulating tangy the to␣the

17 English words from 11 foreign definitions

Cuisine des dit esprit est fait impression les par piment Piquant pique piquer pointe sens Stimulant vive

1 foreign word from 7 English definitions

picquant

32 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

aiguillon Botanique ce␣qui comme discours elle En␣particulier épine figuré froide gingembre goût odorat offensant organe parlant Participe Participe␣présent particulier personnes plaisent présent principalement Qualifie quand qui Sens␣figuré sur température très une vivacité

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

piquante piquantly piquantness

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

unpiquant

14 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ant Ant ANT -ant an't ant- ant. Ant. a'n't Piqua qua Quan quant Quant

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

nau Nau TNA

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

piquante

9 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

antiup Paquin Putian Putina quaint quinta tipuna Tupian Uptain

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