pungent

Senso (Inglese)

  1. Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
  2. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
  3. (figuratively) Stinging; acerbic.
  4. Having a sharp and stiff point.

Concetti

acre
pungente
aspro
caustico
corrosivo
irritante
mordente
piccante
tagliente
acuto
nitido
penetrante
marcato
brusco
considerevole
distinto
frizzante
sinonimi

acrid
sharp
B2
hot
A1
🥵
spicy
C1
biting
C1
strong
A2
caustic
43k
keen
B2
piquant
peppery
nipping
33k
acid
B2
astringent
barbed
C2

poignant

piercing
C2
cutting
B2
acrimonious
acute
C2
mordacious
severe
B2
smart
A2
tart
C1
trenchant
spice up
racy
32k
harsh
B2
nippy
36k
shrill
25k
fulgurating
stinging
24k
pointed
C1
pricking
44k
bitter
B2
crisp
C2
savoury
49k
mordant
abrupt
20k

very sharp

bold
B2
peaked
25k
peaky
46k
blistering
28k
perceptive
C2
permeating
perspicacious
piked
bite
B1
beaked
prickly
23k
Traduzioni

piquant
acre
scharf
scherp
brusque
âcre
penetrante
stechend
poignant
caustique
stark
schroff
cassant

οξύς

corrosif
Frequenza

32k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Latin pungens (stem pungent-), present participle of pungo (“to sting”). Doublet of poignant.

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