piquant

pikantti

kiehtova engaging Engaging; charming.
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.
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(quote-book)|year=2005|page=170|isbn=978-1-55832-268-4|passage=Elsewhere in South America, excepting Bahia in Brazil, one does not encounter piquant cuisine, although one may stumble on a piquant dish now and then (..)
(quote-book)|year=2009|page=9|isbn=978-0-7407-7972-5|passage=French charcuterie relies on cloves in the quatre épices, or four-spice powder, for seasoning fine sausages and piquant marinades.
puhekieltä Causing hurt feelings; scathing.
spiky Spiky, spiny.
Of food: English piquant, spicy.
cold Cold; ice-cold.
Of humor, a joke, etc.: scathing.
puhekieltä attractive.
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