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How to pronounce piquance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nip, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
Type of spice, spicery, spiciness
Type Words
Synonyms piquancy, piquantness
Type of quality

Examples of piquance

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A meltingly soft veal cheek rose on the piquance of capers and black olives.
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Piquance is often quantized in scales that range from mild to hot.
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The scientific term for the effect of piquance is chemesthesis.
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Others rely on fenugreek and mustard seed for piquance.
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The Scoville scale measures the piquance of chili peppers, as defined by the amount of capsaicin they contain.
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Common synonyms for piquance include hotness, pungence, raciness, spiciness, or the condition of something being spicy hot.
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That smoked tuna starter was a knockout, the hickory tang focusing the sweetness of raw fish against the piquance of a silky green-olive puree.
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Asian countries within the sphere of, mainly, Chinese, Indian, and Japanese cultural influence, traditionally consider piquance a sixth basic taste.
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  • Nip: a tart spicy quality
  • Piquancy: the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
  • Piquance (noun) (often referred to as "hotness", "pungence", "raciness", "spiciness", or the condition of something being "spicy hot") is a type of pungence specific to the sense of taste. ...