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View synonyms for tangy

tangy

[ tang-ee ]

adjective

, tang·i·er, tang·i·est.
  1. having a tang.


tangy

/ ˈtæŋɪ /

adjective

  1. having a pungent, fresh, or briny flavour or aroma

    a tangy sea breeze

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • tangi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tangy1

First recorded in 1870–75; tang 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

For the full street-food effect, wash back a meal with one of the taqueria’s refreshing aguas frescas, sweet-tangy tamarind being my first choice.

I’m not sure what this thin brick of pork would taste like without the shellac of sticky, tangy sauce, and I’m not sure I want to know.

To add subtle tangy and creamy notes, I added a little cream cheese.

Instead, the dark, sticky cloves taste sweet, tangy and full of fruity flavor.

Instead, you most likely see those melty, tangy, flat yellow squares, individually wrapped in plastic and paired with Wonder Bread or a fast-food cheese burger.

From Eater

The sauce is a mélange of flavors—tangy, salty, and sweet—lathered on a crisp shell encasing the warm, tender meat.

In Turkey, it goes by the name iskembe corbasi and has a tangy vinegar or lemon base.

In the Amazon rainforest, lemon ants are said to have a tangy flavor.

Her humor was New York humor, layered and tangy with irony; chewy and Jewish and deadpan and literate.

The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life.

A peculiar, tangy smell was in the air—the smell of burning grass.

Medium, semihard and tangy, also used for slicing until nine months old.

Made from milk of goats that still overrun the original Goat Island, and tangy as a buck.

Time flew apace, and when they came down the hill again from Tangy Point the sky was golden with sunset.

As he walked, he breathed deeply of the tangy night air, and sighed with satisfaction.

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