Definition of PIQUANT

piquant

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • having an agreeably pungent taste
  • engagingly stimulating or provocative
    • "a piquant wit"
  • attracting or delighting
    • "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

Adj

  • Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
  • Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
  • Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
  • Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”). Doublet of picong. Related to pike.

Scrabble Score: 18

piquant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
piquant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
piquant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

piquant is a valid Words With Friends word