Meanings
comparative tangier · superlative tangiest
- Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
1 more example
Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian остър, силен
- остър (ostăr)having a sharp, pungent flavor
- силен (silen)having a sharp, pungent flavor
Czech štiplavý, palčivý
- štiplavýhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- palčivýhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Dutch zurig, zurige
- zurighaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- zurigehaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- rinshaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Finnish kirpeä, pistävä
- kirpeähaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- pistävähaving a sharp, pungent flavor
French piquant
- piquanthaving a sharp, pungent flavor
German scharf, herb
- scharfhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- herbhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- strenghaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- würzighaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- durchdringendhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- herzhafthaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Greek αψύς, πικάντικος
- αψύς (apsýs)having a sharp, pungent flavor
- πικάντικος (pikántikos)having a sharp, pungent flavor
Norwegian sterk
- sterkhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Polish cierpki
- cierpkihaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Russian о́стрый
- о́стрый (óstryj)having a sharp, pungent flavor
Spanish acidulado, acídulo
- aciduladohaving a sharp, pungent flavor
- acídulohaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Swedish syrlig
- syrlighaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Turkish keskin
- keskinhaving a sharp, pungent flavor
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tangy
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tangy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangy
“tangy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangy.
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