Word.ws English Dictionary

pungent meaning in Hindi

तीखा tīkhā

/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/

pungent in Hindi: तीखा (tīkhā), चोखा (cokhā), कसैला (kasailā), चरपरा (carparā). In English, pungent means having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

Hindi words for pungent

pungent, strong
तीखा tīkhā, चोखा cokhā
pungent
कसैला kasailā, चरपरा carparā
pungent, sharp tasting
तीता tītā

English meaning of pungent

  1. adjective Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
  2. adjective Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
  3. adjective Stinging; acerbic.
  4. adjective Having a sharp and stiff point.

Full definition of pungent

pungent in a sentence

  • I accidentally dropped the bottle of ammonia and after few seconds, a very pungent stench could be detected.
  • The critic gave a pungent review.

Synonyms of pungent

pungent in other languages

Questions about pungent in Hindi

What is the meaning of pungent in Hindi?
Pungent in Hindi is तीखा (tīkhā), चोखा (cokhā), कसैला (kasailā), चरपरा (carparā).
pungent का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Pungent: तीखा (tīkhā), चोखा (cokhā), कसैला (kasailā), चरपरा (carparā).
What does pungent mean in English?
Pungent means having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

Source and license

Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “pungent”: कसैला, चरपरा, चोखा, तीखा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pungent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-pungent.ogg.

Cite this page: “pungent meaning in Hindi.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hindi/pungent. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.