"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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{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: 89 2 9
  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 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: piccare, dolce, acido, salato, amaro, saporito, gustoso

Inflected forms

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