pungente

Interlingua

Adjective

pungente (comparative plus pungente, superlative le plus pungente)

  1. pungent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pungēns, pungentem.

Verb

pungente

  1. present participle of pungere

Adjective

pungente (masculine and feminine plural pungenti)

  1. prickly
  2. biting
  3. pungent

Latin

Participle

pungente

  1. inflection of pungēns:
    1. dative masculine singular
    2. dative feminine singular
    3. dative neuter singular

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pungente, from Latin pungēns, pungentem.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pun‧gen‧te

Adjective

pungente m, 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)

Synonyms

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