pungent meaning in Tamil
எரிச்சலூட்டும்
/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/
pungent in Tamil: எரிச்சலூட்டும், கடுமையான, காரமான, கூர்மையான. In English, pungent means having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
Tamil words for pungent
- எரிச்சலூட்டும், கடுமையான, காரமான, கூர்மையான, மூக்கைத் துளைக்கும் நெடி, நெடிளேள
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
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Questions about pungent in Tamil
- What is the meaning of pungent in Tamil?
- Pungent in Tamil is எரிச்சலூட்டும், கடுமையான, காரமான, கூர்மையான.
- pungent என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Pungent: எரிச்சலூட்டும், கடுமையான, காரமான, கூர்மையான.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: pungent (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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