🇬🇧🇪🇸 tangy - picante : English Lesson

Meaning of "tangy" ("picante"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Tangy describes a taste that is a little bit sharp, refreshing, and sometimes makes your mouth tingle. It's not usually sweet or salty, but more like the taste of lemons, limes, or some kinds of fruit. Some sauces or candies can also be tangy.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My face did a backflip after I tasted Grandma’s tangy lemonade.

That tangy sauce was so powerful, even my eyebrows flinched.

I thought it was regular juice, but it was tangy enough to make me yodel.

Mom’s tangy salad dressing made my lips do jazz hands.

I gave my friend a tangy chip, and now he speaks only in squints.

Anna bit a bright lemon; the tangy juice surprised her. The tangy peel scent lifted the tired room. She shared tangy slices with her small dog, who sneezed at the tangy smell. A child laughed, hands sticky from tangy candy. They all paused, smiling at the tangy burst, then drank water, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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