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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, whence French piquant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pikˈkan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: pic‧càn‧te
Adjective
piccante (plural piccanti, superlative piccantissimo)
- spicy, hot, piquant (of food)
- strong (of cheese)
- risqué, titillating
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