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Definition of picante adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picante

adjective
 
/pɪˈkɑːnteɪ/
 
/pɪˈkɑːnteɪ/
 (from Spanish, North American English)
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  1. (of food) hot and spicy
    • tortilla chips dipped in a picante sauce
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Word OriginSpanish, literally ‘pricking, biting’.
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