"piccante" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /pikˈkan.te/ Forms: piccanti [plural], piccantissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ante Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, whence French piquant. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|frm|-}} Borrowed from Middle French, {{cog|fr|piquant}} French piquant Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=piccantissimo}} piccante (plural piccanti, superlative piccantissimo)
  1. spicy, hot, piquant (of food) Categories (topical): Taste
    Sense id: en-piccante-it-adj-~MqCgkf~ Disambiguation of Taste: 84 2 15
  2. strong (of cheese)
    Sense id: en-piccante-it-adj-TSb~e311
  3. risqué, titillating
    Sense id: en-piccante-it-adj-0igtWfZL Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: piccare, dolce, acido, aspro, salato, amaro, saporito, gustoso

Inflected forms

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