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piquant

[pee-kuhnt, -kahnt, pee-kahnt] / ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt /


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Like this exquisite, piquant one-pan wonder I learned to make a couple of summers ago at Lo Scoglio, the legendary hotel and restaurant on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The piquant pudding is one of many foods widely eaten in the Caribbean country that has its origins in Africa and has survived to this day.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Tangy and sweet with the pleasing, piquant bite of reduced apple cider vinegar, it is a celebration of the cranberry and a world-class condiment on a turkey sandwich.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

Add some spice to that sweating glass of ice tea and drink deeply of these piquant novels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Of her daughters, the eldest, Amy, was rather little: naïve, and child-like in face and manner, and piquant in form; her white muslin dress and blue sash became her well.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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