pungent

Meanings

• adjective

  Having a strong and often unpleasant or sharp smell.

  - "The onions were pungent and made my eyes water."
  - "The garlic added a pungent flavor to the sauce."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpʌndʒənt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

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tangent , elegant , distant , grant

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Variants

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pungent , pungently

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Etymology

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From the Latin pungere, meaning 'to prick', 'to pierce'. The pungent smell of a substance is one that can prick or pierce the senses, particularly the sense of smell.

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Trivia

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1. The active ingredient in wasabi, a popular pungent condiment, is actually horseradish, not wasabi root.

2. The Scoville Scale, used to measure the heat level of peppers, is named after Wilbur Scoville, who developed the scale in 1912.

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1. spiciness: Pungent foods are often described as spicy, although the two terms are not exactly synonymous. Spiciness refers specifically to the heat sensation caused by capsaicin and other similar compounds found in chili peppers and certain other spices.

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Quotes

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1. The left has often complained that what it needs isn't polite speech, but voices as "pungent" as those on the right.

   - Jennifer Senior,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},24 Sept. 2006

2. Maybe what seems "pungent" to the locals only becomes alarming when sniffed through a giant Western proboscis, but there are some odors in China that make a visit to Bhopal seem like a picnic downwind from the Arpege factory.

   - P. J. O'Rourke,{it}Holidays in Hell{/it},1988

3. I remember the enormous size of that fire and the "pungent" smell of smoke from the burning chaparral as the flames raced up the slope toward our house.

   - Tim White,{it}Curious Minds{/it},2004

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Culture

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In various cultures, pungent flavors are highly valued and used extensively in cooking. For example, in Indian and Chinese cuisines, the use of pungent spices such as ginger, garlic, and chili peppers is common. In literature, pungent descriptions of smells and flavors can be used to evoke strong emotions in readers.

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'Pungent means smells that prick the nose' to help remember the definition.

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