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tangy

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtæŋiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æŋi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a sharp, pungent flavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

tasting sour like a lemon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tart

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tang + -y.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Bulgarian: силен (silen) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Czech: štiplavý — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Czech: palčivý — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Dutch: zurig — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Dutch: zurige — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Dutch: rins — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Finnish: kirpeä — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Finnish: pistävä — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • French: piquant — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: scharf — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: herb — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: streng — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: würzig — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: durchdringend — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • German: herzhaft — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Greek: αψύς (apsýs) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Greek: πικάντικος (pikántikos) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Macedonian: ки́сел (kísel) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Macedonian: о́стар (óstar) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Macedonian: пика́нтен (pikánten) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Norwegian: sterk — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Polish: cierpki — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Serbo-Croatian: rezak — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Spanish: acidulado — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Spanish: acídulo — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Swedish: syrlig — having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • Turkish: keskin — having a sharp, pungent flavor