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pungent meaning in Sinhala

කටු kaṭu

/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/

pungent in Sinhala: කටු (kaṭu). In English, pungent means having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

Sinhala words for pungent

pungent, acrid
කටු kaṭu

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

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Questions about pungent in Sinhala

What is the meaning of pungent in Sinhala?
Pungent in Sinhala is කටු (kaṭu).
pungent යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Pungent: කටු (kaṭu).
What does pungent mean in English?
Pungent means having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “pungent”: කටු. 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 Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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