picante
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of picante
< Spanish: spicy, hot, past participle of picar to prick, bite; see pique 1, piquant
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He even uses EBay to track down rare condiments; in what he describes as “a huge score,” a hoarder once sold him hundreds of packets of a picante sauce McDonald’s no longer makes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
"The pizza features mozzarella, tomato, soppressata picante, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a hefty drizzle of Mike's Hot Honey, which is drizzled on the pie when it's bubbly and fresh out of the oven," wrote Song.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2021
The meats are folded around a pocket of lettuce, provolone picante, tomatoes and onions, then dressed simply with olive oil and vinegar.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2018
The show's Latin-flavored music has a zesty kick, but even more picante are the fast one-liners by Salinas, a member of the irrepressible Chicano comedy group Culture Clash.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
There is the pimiento dulce and the pimiento picante, the sweet fruit of the common capsicum, and the fruit of the bird pepper capsicum.
From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)
“This little plant, I call her Hot Stuff,” I tell Toño, for I hope her fruits will be truly picantes.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
All the picantes have a very red color, owing to the quantity of cayenne used in preparing them; the achote grains, which are also used, produce a beautiful vermilion tint.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina
Along the Alameda are placed rows of tables covered with refreshments, consisting of lemonade, brandy, chicha, picantes, fish, dulces, &c.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina
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