picante

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From picar +‎ -ante. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ Hyphenation: pi‧can‧te === Adjective === picante m or f (plural picantes) stinging hot, spicy, piquant (of food) A comida mexicana é muito picante. ― Mexican food is very spicy. (figurative) bawdy Ele contou-nos muitas anedotas picantes. ― He told us a lot of bawdy jokes. === Noun === picante m (plural picantes) hot sauce Esta receita precisa de muito picante. ― This recipe requires a lot of hot sauce. === Further reading === “picante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “picante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) (of food) hot and spicy, piquant vulgar, risque ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === picante m (plural picantes) hot sauce or any hot or spicy condiment or ingredient spiciness === Further reading === “picante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025