pungente

pungente (comparative plus pungente, superlative le plus pungente)

1. pungent

From Latin pungēns, pungentem.

pungente

1. present participle of pungere

pungente (masculine and feminine plural pungenti)

1. prickly
2. biting
3. pungent

pungente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pungēns

From Old Portuguese pungente, from Latin pungēns, pungentem.

• Hyphenation: pun‧gen‧te

pungente m or f (plural pungentes, comparable)

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)

• (evoking strong mental sensation): emocionante, comovente
• (piquant; pungent): picante

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