pungente
Portuguese, adjective/pũˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
pungente is spelled P-U-N-G-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pungente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “pungent (sharp-pointed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem ponta aguçada; perfurante”.
What does pungente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepungent (sharp-pointed)
- 2
femininemasculinepungent (having a strong odour or taste that stings the nose or tongue)
- 3
femininemasculinepoignant (evoking strong mental sensation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem ponta aguçada; perfurante 2. que provoca dor 3. penetrante 4. cáustico, de paladar forte, picante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pungente
- pungentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pungente?
- Brazil /pũˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pũˈʒẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pungente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pungente in Portuguese?
pungente appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).