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piquant

adj.
US //ˈpikənt// UK //pˈiːkənt// pi·quant Archaic
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Origin

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.

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