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Ha, clever
Well, thanks to the Brits and the French being separated by only 25 miles (and sometimes less depending upon Invasion Season), English is full of French loan words, such as piquant.
Hello, OS:
"Excuse me please, but I have to take a piquant.."
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I confess, I don't get it. But thank you for the answer and th effort.
Depending upon the context and your exact enunciation, such a statement MIGHT get you in trouble...;-D...
In the story of the dinner party at which my mother met my father.
She prepared the sweet, a compote of yellow peaches in a piquant sauce of rozellas, Cointreau, and chilli, garnished with pistachios and mint.
The word popped into my head recently, and I was curious how often other people think of it/use it.
Oh the last time would be never o'clock. I don't recall ever using it in a sentence.
Curious, I thought a piquant person such as yourself would use it regularly...;-D...
Oh why thank ya, you are too kind. :)
It reminds me of "A Christmas Story" because he uses that word to describe the taste of soap.
Curiously, while I am familiar with several of the major tropes from "A Christmas Story," I've never seen the whole movie. So I didn't know about the piquant soap.
Maybe you should start?
A saucy question ... shouldn't this be in the adult section?
I think the word is often used to describe a literary or speaking style which is sharp, tangy or spicy.
It might be used so often in this context that it could be classed as a cliche.
@hartfire -- Perhaps in the circles you travel in that is true. I don't hear the word used all that often.
I am a cook. I use it like in a "piquant" sauce. I am just winging it and probably making a total ass out of myself, verbiage-wise. I am going to look in a dictionary before I post this, but I won't lie and tell you I was right and change this if I am wrong. I have a feeling it means either something that has a spicy kick to it or something especially impactful or aggressive . ?
Let me check. .... Pretty good. I was right about the spicy thing, and sort of in the ballpark with the dictionary's second choice of ...exciting or stimulating (well it is a stretch actually)
I cannot remember the last time. I will give you the Red Piquant Chili Peppers though. These guys are wonderful.
I must get them....
I've mostly seen/heard "piquant" used in culinary contexts. But for some reason the word popped into my head today, and I realized I hadn't seen/heard it recently. Hence, the question.
I have that same urge to regurge whatever word is popping up in my head at the moment. I love when that happens.
I'll see if I can find a goodie in my head attic. 
