Definition of piquant in English:

piquant

adjective ˈpiːk(ə)ntˈpiːkɒnt

1Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.
辣味的；开胃的
a piquant tartare sauce
Example sentencesExamples
- The duck was lovely and the pork, apricot and Stilton stuffing gave a piquant twist to the flavour.
- Both cheeses deliver a rich, piquant taste, and each is also offered in a variety of sizes and forms.
- This cheese usually has tangy, piquant, spicy and peppery flavor.
- The salted eggs added a lovely, piquant flavour.
- Madame judged her fish as excellent and the potato salad was piquant and very tasty.
- However, despite the pain and fearful reactions by some, it is possible to create and balance flavors in piquant foods.
- Assorted breads, piquant sauces and fine African wines accompany it.
- They add a sharp, pungent flavour to dishes with a piquant base.
- "The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour, " he said.
- The spinach soup had a deep, dark colour, and was flavoured with the strong, piquant, earthy spices of Kerala.
- It had a piquant flavour all its own and really made the dish.
- The salmon came with finely chopped egg and a sharp piquant sauce with horseradish base and was simply excellent.
- ‘The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour,’ he said.
- The duck was very pleasant and the sauce piquant, as orange sauces should be.
- These cookies may look down-home, but with a kick of pungent molasses and piquant ginger, they're really very sophisticated.
- I've had this several times before and it has always been superb, a tasty combination of sweet and piquant flavours.
- Herbs and spices add a piquant taste that ketchup can't match.
- Meanwhile, revisit Couchwarmer and taste the original piquant recipe.
- Mezzaluna ravioli hosts the piquant gaminess of braised rabbit, unhistrionically set against roasted parsnips, a quick blast of mint, and tomato.
- The fresh pesto sauce added a lovely piquant flavour.
Synonyms
spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, hot
tasty, flavoursome, flavourful, appetizing, highly seasoned, savoury, pungent, sharp, tart, zesty, strong, salty
rare sapid, flavorous
1. 1.1 Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
  刺激的；振奋的；激励的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Stocking four flavours of dishy, piquant womanhood, it treated the audience to one tasty conundrum after another.
  The album begins promisingly with ‘Built for Sin,’ a short instrumental with menacing, skulking riffs, and Carcass-style piquant harmonies.
  Perhaps the most piquant recent occult comparisons have come in more subtle and complex (and sometimes unintentional) shades.
  All in all, this is a good middle of the road recording whose flavoring is more sweet than piquant, and whose intention is more to please than to inspire.
  It consists of large, wall-painted versions of his witty or piquant statements, realised in a variety of typefaces and colours.
  I have often found that triangle an irritant and tend to avoid this concerto, but here it gives a delicate and piquant touch to the orchestral sonority, instead of asserting itself as an obbligato second soloist.
  Les Noces is one of the Ballets Russes’ most piquant works.
  And when the boy playing Raoul began to romance me - or, at least, my character - I focussed on his piquant, if somewhat annoying, courting and pushed the problem out of my mind.
  A bracing fusion of austere synth-rock and piquant pottymouth, The Teaches of Peaches resonated with punks, gays, electroclash devotees, indie kids, feminists and anyone who got off on really raunchy beats.
  Building on Comden and Green's piquant words, Bernstein has given us an immortal score, making all others on today's Broadway calling themselves musicals look like the pygmies they are.
  This experience was on display in a lithe, nicely proportioned performance of the Overture to Rossini's L' Italiana in Algeri (with a piquant oboe solo by Melanie Feld).
  The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was given a piquant performance, proving itself a wonderful display piece for a grand pipe organ.
  One might expect McQuade to render a piquant gendered fiction, a story of aesthetically pluralistic feminist intervention, a ‘swerving’ into the genealogies of our fathers.
  As could be expected, Newman editorialized in NewsNotes with characteristically tangy opinions, sharp observations, and piquant commentary.
  Milton Hatoum transports us to a magical boomtown, full of shimmering light, tropical colour and piquant incident.
  Because self-improvement tastes best with a piquant little sprinkle of something self-defeating on top.
  It may be of piquant interest that The Fourth Wall uses the conceit of a parallel between the heroine and Shaw's Saint Joan, a device currently put to infinitely better use in Lanford Wilson's Book of Days.
  Not only is the flavouring piquant but the structure of the movements and the material in development sturdy and, for us, rewarding to absorb.
  Synonyms
  intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, colourful, exciting, arresting, lively, sparkling, spirited, witty, spicy, provocative, racy, salty
  informal juicy

Derivatives

piquantly

adverb ˈpiːkəntliˈpiːkɒntli

Salads are piquantly dressed, potatoes sautéed in duck fat are copiously served and the house wine, a young Cotes du Rhone, is more than adequate.
Example sentencesExamples
- What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer-to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was.
- Sillito and the Academy give the agile and melting Petri excellent support, and while the engineering is warm, it allows the piquantly penetrating characters of the recorders to come through.
- They brought back piquantly appropriate or delusive answers, piquant enough to condemn the stories.
- In this well-written, lively, evocative memoir, she has produced a work that is as piquantly entertaining as her rasam recipe.

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense 'severe, bitter'): from French, literally 'stinging, pricking', present participle of piquer.

Definition of piquant in US English:

piquant

adjective

1Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.
辣味的；开胃的
a piquant tartare sauce
Example sentencesExamples
- This cheese usually has tangy, piquant, spicy and peppery flavor.
- However, despite the pain and fearful reactions by some, it is possible to create and balance flavors in piquant foods.
- Both cheeses deliver a rich, piquant taste, and each is also offered in a variety of sizes and forms.
- "The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour, " he said.
- Mezzaluna ravioli hosts the piquant gaminess of braised rabbit, unhistrionically set against roasted parsnips, a quick blast of mint, and tomato.
- The fresh pesto sauce added a lovely piquant flavour.
- Madame judged her fish as excellent and the potato salad was piquant and very tasty.
- Assorted breads, piquant sauces and fine African wines accompany it.
- ‘The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour,’ he said.
- The salted eggs added a lovely, piquant flavour.
- I've had this several times before and it has always been superb, a tasty combination of sweet and piquant flavours.
- The duck was lovely and the pork, apricot and Stilton stuffing gave a piquant twist to the flavour.
- The duck was very pleasant and the sauce piquant, as orange sauces should be.
- Herbs and spices add a piquant taste that ketchup can't match.
- These cookies may look down-home, but with a kick of pungent molasses and piquant ginger, they're really very sophisticated.
- The spinach soup had a deep, dark colour, and was flavoured with the strong, piquant, earthy spices of Kerala.
- It had a piquant flavour all its own and really made the dish.
- Meanwhile, revisit Couchwarmer and taste the original piquant recipe.
- The salmon came with finely chopped egg and a sharp piquant sauce with horseradish base and was simply excellent.
- They add a sharp, pungent flavour to dishes with a piquant base.
Synonyms
spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, hot
1. 1.1 Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.
  刺激的；振奋的；激励的
  Example sentencesExamples
  This experience was on display in a lithe, nicely proportioned performance of the Overture to Rossini's L' Italiana in Algeri (with a piquant oboe solo by Melanie Feld).
  The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was given a piquant performance, proving itself a wonderful display piece for a grand pipe organ.
  Milton Hatoum transports us to a magical boomtown, full of shimmering light, tropical colour and piquant incident.
  A bracing fusion of austere synth-rock and piquant pottymouth, The Teaches of Peaches resonated with punks, gays, electroclash devotees, indie kids, feminists and anyone who got off on really raunchy beats.
  And when the boy playing Raoul began to romance me - or, at least, my character - I focussed on his piquant, if somewhat annoying, courting and pushed the problem out of my mind.
  Stocking four flavours of dishy, piquant womanhood, it treated the audience to one tasty conundrum after another.
  It may be of piquant interest that The Fourth Wall uses the conceit of a parallel between the heroine and Shaw's Saint Joan, a device currently put to infinitely better use in Lanford Wilson's Book of Days.
  It consists of large, wall-painted versions of his witty or piquant statements, realised in a variety of typefaces and colours.
  I have often found that triangle an irritant and tend to avoid this concerto, but here it gives a delicate and piquant touch to the orchestral sonority, instead of asserting itself as an obbligato second soloist.
  As could be expected, Newman editorialized in NewsNotes with characteristically tangy opinions, sharp observations, and piquant commentary.
  One might expect McQuade to render a piquant gendered fiction, a story of aesthetically pluralistic feminist intervention, a ‘swerving’ into the genealogies of our fathers.
  Not only is the flavouring piquant but the structure of the movements and the material in development sturdy and, for us, rewarding to absorb.
  All in all, this is a good middle of the road recording whose flavoring is more sweet than piquant, and whose intention is more to please than to inspire.
  Building on Comden and Green's piquant words, Bernstein has given us an immortal score, making all others on today's Broadway calling themselves musicals look like the pygmies they are.
  Les Noces is one of the Ballets Russes’ most piquant works.
  The album begins promisingly with ‘Built for Sin,’ a short instrumental with menacing, skulking riffs, and Carcass-style piquant harmonies.
  Because self-improvement tastes best with a piquant little sprinkle of something self-defeating on top.
  Perhaps the most piquant recent occult comparisons have come in more subtle and complex (and sometimes unintentional) shades.
  Synonyms
  intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, colourful, exciting, arresting, lively, sparkling, spirited, witty, spicy, provocative, racy, salty

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense ‘severe, bitter’): from French, literally ‘stinging, pricking’, present participle of piquer.

单词	piquant
释义	Definition of piquant in English: piquant adjective ˈpiːk(ə)ntˈpiːkɒnt 1Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour. 辣味的；开胃的 a piquant tartare sauce Example sentencesExamples The duck was lovely and the pork, apricot and Stilton stuffing gave a piquant twist to the flavour. Both cheeses deliver a rich, piquant taste, and each is also offered in a variety of sizes and forms. This cheese usually has tangy, piquant, spicy and peppery flavor. The salted eggs added a lovely, piquant flavour. Madame judged her fish as excellent and the potato salad was piquant and very tasty. However, despite the pain and fearful reactions by some, it is possible to create and balance flavors in piquant foods. Assorted breads, piquant sauces and fine African wines accompany it. They add a sharp, pungent flavour to dishes with a piquant base. "The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour, " he said. The spinach soup had a deep, dark colour, and was flavoured with the strong, piquant, earthy spices of Kerala. It had a piquant flavour all its own and really made the dish. The salmon came with finely chopped egg and a sharp piquant sauce with horseradish base and was simply excellent. ‘The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour,’ he said. The duck was very pleasant and the sauce piquant, as orange sauces should be. These cookies may look down-home, but with a kick of pungent molasses and piquant ginger, they're really very sophisticated. I've had this several times before and it has always been superb, a tasty combination of sweet and piquant flavours. Herbs and spices add a piquant taste that ketchup can't match. Meanwhile, revisit Couchwarmer and taste the original piquant recipe. Mezzaluna ravioli hosts the piquant gaminess of braised rabbit, unhistrionically set against roasted parsnips, a quick blast of mint, and tomato. The fresh pesto sauce added a lovely piquant flavour. Synonyms spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, hot tasty, flavoursome, flavourful, appetizing, highly seasoned, savoury, pungent, sharp, tart, zesty, strong, salty rare sapid, flavorous 1.1 Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind. 刺激的；振奋的；激励的 Example sentencesExamples Stocking four flavours of dishy, piquant womanhood, it treated the audience to one tasty conundrum after another. The album begins promisingly with ‘Built for Sin,’ a short instrumental with menacing, skulking riffs, and Carcass-style piquant harmonies. Perhaps the most piquant recent occult comparisons have come in more subtle and complex (and sometimes unintentional) shades. All in all, this is a good middle of the road recording whose flavoring is more sweet than piquant, and whose intention is more to please than to inspire. It consists of large, wall-painted versions of his witty or piquant statements, realised in a variety of typefaces and colours. I have often found that triangle an irritant and tend to avoid this concerto, but here it gives a delicate and piquant touch to the orchestral sonority, instead of asserting itself as an obbligato second soloist. Les Noces is one of the Ballets Russes’ most piquant works. And when the boy playing Raoul began to romance me - or, at least, my character - I focussed on his piquant, if somewhat annoying, courting and pushed the problem out of my mind. A bracing fusion of austere synth-rock and piquant pottymouth, The Teaches of Peaches resonated with punks, gays, electroclash devotees, indie kids, feminists and anyone who got off on really raunchy beats. Building on Comden and Green's piquant words, Bernstein has given us an immortal score, making all others on today's Broadway calling themselves musicals look like the pygmies they are. This experience was on display in a lithe, nicely proportioned performance of the Overture to Rossini's L' Italiana in Algeri (with a piquant oboe solo by Melanie Feld). The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was given a piquant performance, proving itself a wonderful display piece for a grand pipe organ. One might expect McQuade to render a piquant gendered fiction, a story of aesthetically pluralistic feminist intervention, a ‘swerving’ into the genealogies of our fathers. As could be expected, Newman editorialized in NewsNotes with characteristically tangy opinions, sharp observations, and piquant commentary. Milton Hatoum transports us to a magical boomtown, full of shimmering light, tropical colour and piquant incident. Because self-improvement tastes best with a piquant little sprinkle of something self-defeating on top. It may be of piquant interest that The Fourth Wall uses the conceit of a parallel between the heroine and Shaw's Saint Joan, a device currently put to infinitely better use in Lanford Wilson's Book of Days. Not only is the flavouring piquant but the structure of the movements and the material in development sturdy and, for us, rewarding to absorb. Synonyms intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, colourful, exciting, arresting, lively, sparkling, spirited, witty, spicy, provocative, racy, salty informal juicy Derivatives piquantly adverb ˈpiːkəntliˈpiːkɒntli Salads are piquantly dressed, potatoes sautéed in duck fat are copiously served and the house wine, a young Cotes du Rhone, is more than adequate. Example sentencesExamples What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer-to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was. Sillito and the Academy give the agile and melting Petri excellent support, and while the engineering is warm, it allows the piquantly penetrating characters of the recorders to come through. They brought back piquantly appropriate or delusive answers, piquant enough to condemn the stories. In this well-written, lively, evocative memoir, she has produced a work that is as piquantly entertaining as her rasam recipe. Origin Early 16th century (in the sense 'severe, bitter'): from French, literally 'stinging, pricking', present participle of piquer. Definition of piquant in US English: piquant adjective 1Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. 辣味的；开胃的 a piquant tartare sauce Example sentencesExamples This cheese usually has tangy, piquant, spicy and peppery flavor. However, despite the pain and fearful reactions by some, it is possible to create and balance flavors in piquant foods. Both cheeses deliver a rich, piquant taste, and each is also offered in a variety of sizes and forms. "The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour, " he said. Mezzaluna ravioli hosts the piquant gaminess of braised rabbit, unhistrionically set against roasted parsnips, a quick blast of mint, and tomato. The fresh pesto sauce added a lovely piquant flavour. Madame judged her fish as excellent and the potato salad was piquant and very tasty. Assorted breads, piquant sauces and fine African wines accompany it. ‘The toast was overdone, but the chicken had a piquant flavour,’ he said. The salted eggs added a lovely, piquant flavour. I've had this several times before and it has always been superb, a tasty combination of sweet and piquant flavours. The duck was lovely and the pork, apricot and Stilton stuffing gave a piquant twist to the flavour. The duck was very pleasant and the sauce piquant, as orange sauces should be. Herbs and spices add a piquant taste that ketchup can't match. These cookies may look down-home, but with a kick of pungent molasses and piquant ginger, they're really very sophisticated. The spinach soup had a deep, dark colour, and was flavoured with the strong, piquant, earthy spices of Kerala. It had a piquant flavour all its own and really made the dish. Meanwhile, revisit Couchwarmer and taste the original piquant recipe. The salmon came with finely chopped egg and a sharp piquant sauce with horseradish base and was simply excellent. They add a sharp, pungent flavour to dishes with a piquant base. Synonyms spicy, tangy, spiced, peppery, hot 1.1 Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind. 刺激的；振奋的；激励的 Example sentencesExamples This experience was on display in a lithe, nicely proportioned performance of the Overture to Rossini's L' Italiana in Algeri (with a piquant oboe solo by Melanie Feld). The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was given a piquant performance, proving itself a wonderful display piece for a grand pipe organ. Milton Hatoum transports us to a magical boomtown, full of shimmering light, tropical colour and piquant incident. A bracing fusion of austere synth-rock and piquant pottymouth, The Teaches of Peaches resonated with punks, gays, electroclash devotees, indie kids, feminists and anyone who got off on really raunchy beats. And when the boy playing Raoul began to romance me - or, at least, my character - I focussed on his piquant, if somewhat annoying, courting and pushed the problem out of my mind. Stocking four flavours of dishy, piquant womanhood, it treated the audience to one tasty conundrum after another. It may be of piquant interest that The Fourth Wall uses the conceit of a parallel between the heroine and Shaw's Saint Joan, a device currently put to infinitely better use in Lanford Wilson's Book of Days. It consists of large, wall-painted versions of his witty or piquant statements, realised in a variety of typefaces and colours. I have often found that triangle an irritant and tend to avoid this concerto, but here it gives a delicate and piquant touch to the orchestral sonority, instead of asserting itself as an obbligato second soloist. As could be expected, Newman editorialized in NewsNotes with characteristically tangy opinions, sharp observations, and piquant commentary. One might expect McQuade to render a piquant gendered fiction, a story of aesthetically pluralistic feminist intervention, a ‘swerving’ into the genealogies of our fathers. Not only is the flavouring piquant but the structure of the movements and the material in development sturdy and, for us, rewarding to absorb. All in all, this is a good middle of the road recording whose flavoring is more sweet than piquant, and whose intention is more to please than to inspire. Building on Comden and Green's piquant words, Bernstein has given us an immortal score, making all others on today's Broadway calling themselves musicals look like the pygmies they are. Les Noces is one of the Ballets Russes’ most piquant works. The album begins promisingly with ‘Built for Sin,’ a short instrumental with menacing, skulking riffs, and Carcass-style piquant harmonies. Because self-improvement tastes best with a piquant little sprinkle of something self-defeating on top. Perhaps the most piquant recent occult comparisons have come in more subtle and complex (and sometimes unintentional) shades. Synonyms intriguing, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, colourful, exciting, arresting, lively, sparkling, spirited, witty, spicy, provocative, racy, salty Origin Early 16th century (in the sense ‘severe, bitter’): from French, literally ‘stinging, pricking’, present participle of piquer.
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