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