/piˈkante/
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Translation
spicy, hot
Word origin
The present participle of picar ('to sting, to prick'), from Vulgar Latin piccare ('to pierce').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- piccare
- English cognates
- piquant, pique
Grammar
Masc pluralpicantes
Examples
.
This sauce is too spicy for me.
.
I love spicy food.
chiles .
Spicy chillies burn the tongue.
¿ ?
Do you like spicy chicken?
guiso.
She added a spicy touch to the stew.
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