picante

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Sure, the socratic method could lead to musings about how the photography shows a nugget being dipped into salsa picante, which is a Mexican food.

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  1. adjective Prepared in such a way as to be spicy.
  2. adjective Having a sauce typically containing tomatoes, onions, peppers, and vinegar.

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  • Sharp provolone picante cheese, smooth and spicy meats, and a good portion of hot peppers, onions and lettuce were tucked into a hoagie roll and given a healthy dose of vinegar and oil sandwich dressing. —  Daily Vanguard RSS
  • Sure, the socratic method could lead to musings about how the photography shows a nugget being dipped into salsa picante, which is a Mexican food. —  Romer!can
  • Having dialed down my expectations in the picante department, I hovered my pupils over the brief instructional highlights. —  Romer!can
  • Instead the photos captures una cosa de salsa picante. —  Romer!can
  • The wrapper around the salsa container declares itself not as enchilada sauce nor as salsa picante, but rather as something else entirely. —  Romer!can
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  1. Spanish, present participle of picar, to bite, prick; see picaro.
 

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