picante

Portuguese

Etymology

From picar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈkɐ̃.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧can‧te

Adjective

picante m or f (plural picantes)

  1. stinging
  2. hot, spicy, piquant (of food)
    A comida mexicana é muito picante. ― Mexican food is very spicy.
  3. (figurative) bawdy
    Ele contou-nos muitas anedotas picantes. ― He told us a lot of bawdy jokes.

Noun

picante m (plural picantes)

  1. hot sauce
    Esta receita precisa de muito picante. ― This recipe requires a lot of hot sauce.

Spanish

Etymology

From picar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈkante/ [piˈkãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: pi‧can‧te

Adjective

picante m or f (masculine and feminine plural picantes)

  1. (of food) hot and spicy, piquant
  2. vulgar, risque

Derived terms

Noun

picante m (plural picantes)

  1. hot sauce or any hot or spicy condiment or ingredient
  2. spiciness

Further reading

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