Pungent
Meaning
Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
Pronunciation
UK ˈpʌndʒənt
US ˈpʌndʒənt
Example Sentences
- Due to its sharp and pungent odor, it is traditionally fermented outdoors, buried in barrels or crock pots.
- what strikes an outsider as pungent registers to a local as home.
- Taste, meanwhile, is learned; What strikes an outsider as pungent registers to a local as home.
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