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piquant

[pee-kuhnt, -kahnt, pee-kahnt] / ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt /


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Like this exquisite, piquant one-pan wonder I learned to make a couple of summers ago at Lo Scoglio, the legendary hotel and restaurant on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

What a piquant moment for Nine Inch Nails to be back on the road playing their version of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

“That night we served the hard-boiled eggs with a piquant herbaceous dressing that is somewhere at the intersection of gremolata, chimichurri and paradise,” he continued.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

The piquant pudding is one of many foods widely eaten in the Caribbean country that has its origins in Africa and has survived to this day.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

It is little marked upon how much skill must be exercised to produce the most piquant malformations.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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