[PEE-kuhnt]
adjective
Agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor.
Chinatown is filled with knock-off wristwatches, dumpling houses, and piquant fish markets that stink to high hell.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Piquant.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/piquant. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “piquant”, accessed March 7, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/piquant.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Piquant. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 7, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/piquant