Pungent

(adj) /ˈpʌndʒənt/

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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