This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 3, 2014.
Let’s do a practice round!
Piquant means:
A) Having a colorful presentation
B) Having an appetizing aroma
C) Having a generous helping
D) Having a spicy or pungent taste
Vocab Practice: Piquant
April 9, 2014 by
Cool Word Challenge: Solecism and Piquant
April 5, 2014 by
Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.
Here are the words again:
Solecism: A grammatical mistake in speech or writing; a social blunder.
Piquant: Having a pleasant, spicy or pungent taste; interesting and exciting.
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Some Pretty Piquant Peppers!
April 3, 2014 by
Many of the world’s tastiest cuisines use spices to enhance the flavor of dishes.
In fact, certain types of foods contain piquant (see definition and hear pronunciation below) ingredients, such as jalapeno peppers in Mexican food and curry in Indian fare.
While the spicy “heat” may briefly burn the tongue as the flavor sets in, the result is absolutely delicious!
Chili peppers, in particular, contain an alkaloid compound known as capsaicin, which produces that tingling sensation on the tongue.
But it’s wise to use a little caution with certain chili peppers. One variety called “ghost chili” is 150 times hotter than a jalapeno!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What are some of your favorite piquant foods?
Piquant: Having a pleasant, spicy or pungent taste; interesting and exciting.
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