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Portuguese
Etymology
From picar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: pi‧can‧te
Adjective
picante m or f (plural picantes)
- stinging
- hot, spicy, piquant (of food)
- A comida mexicana é muito picante. ― Mexican food is very spicy.
- (figurative) bawdy
- Ele contou-nos muitas anedotas picantes. ― He told us a lot of bawdy jokes.
Noun
picante m (plural picantes)
- hot sauce
- Esta receita precisa de muito picante. ― This recipe requires a lot of hot sauce.
Spanish
Etymology
From picar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈkante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: pi‧can‧te
Adjective
picante m or f (masculine and feminine plural picantes)
- (of food) hot and spicy, piquant
- vulgar, risque
Derived terms
Noun
picante m (plural picantes)
- hot sauce or any hot or spicy condiment or ingredient
- spiciness
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