# *Piquant*

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### **PRONUNCIATION:**

(PEE-kuhnt/kahnt, pee-KAHNT)

### **MEANING:**

adjective:

1. Pleasantly pungent or spicy.

2. Engaging or stimulating in a provocative manner.

3. Sharp or stinging.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French piquer (to prick). Earliest documented use: 1494.