pungente

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Interlingua

Adjective

pungente (comparative plus pungente, superlative le plus pungente)

  1. pungent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /punˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: pun‧gèn‧te

Adjective

pungente (plural pungenti)

  1. prickly
  2. biting
  3. pungent

Derived terms

Participle

pungente (plural pungenti)

  1. present participle of pungere

Latin

Participle

pungente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pungēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pungente, from Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pun‧gen‧te

Adjective

pungente m or f (plural pungentes)

  1. pungent (sharp-pointed)
  2. pungent (having a strong odour or taste that stings the nose or tongue)
  3. (figuratively) poignant (evoking strong mental sensation)

Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /punˈxente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: pun‧gen‧te

Adjective

pungente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungentes)

  1. pungent; pointy
  2. piercing

Derived terms

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