pungente

Interlingua

Adjective

pungente (comparative plus pungente, superlative le plus pungente)

1. pungent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /punˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pun‧gèn‧te

Adjective

pungente (plural pungenti)

1. prickly
2. biting
3. pungent

Derived terms

• pungentemente

Participle

pungente (plural pungenti)

1. present participle of pungere

Latin

Participle

pungente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pungēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pungente, from Latin pungentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pũˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pũˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pun‧gen‧te

Adjective

pungente m or f (plural pungentes)

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

• (evoking strong mental sensation): emocionante, comovente
• (piquant; pungent): picante

Related terms

• pungir

Spanish

Adjective

pungente m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungentes)

1. pungent; pointy
2. piercing

Further reading

• “pungente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014