Definitions
Etymologies
- tang + -y (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Some cheesecakes are too tangy from the cheese, and others are lost under the overpowering flavors of the ingredients either added or poured on top.”
“Once the blue cheese dressing is all nice and tangy from the Buffalo wing sauce, the only way to complete the meal is by dipping the pizza in the blue cheese dressing.”
“Tastes rolled over his tongue in tangy waves and a thousand smells swirled in his nostrils, tickling every oily nose hair.”
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“The braised beans and onions were soft and sweet, rich with oil and herbs, and tangy from the fresh lemon juice finish.”
“My favorite scene is when Julia is searching for a word to describe a food and Paul supplies "tangy" -- Julia's appreciation for him is very dear.”
“Still, the word does have what the African-American linguist John McWhorter called a tangy backwards flavor.”
“It was delicious, not too sweet and a bit tangy, which is exactly how I like my yogurt.”
“The flavour in wine that you would describe as tangy, sharp, refreshing, bracing, bright, crisp or zingy is basically due to its Acidity.”
“The sauce is best described as a tangy, thin, tomatoey sauce with onions.”
“Sherry's distinct flavor, characterized as a tangy nuttiness, makes for elegant, edgy, savory cocktails.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tangy’.
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Describing the Taste of Foods
yummy, zesty, piquant, pungent, sharp, spicy, poignant, delicious, ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, heavenly and 194 more...
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Y
What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
zany, waxy, wavy, arty, chewy, bony, boxy, cozy, nosy, foxy, wiry, junky and 321 more...
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Words to Describe The Taste of Food
This list seeks to address a pet annoyance of mine. It occurs when chefs, food critics and travel writers, usually on television, taste something that looks either delicious or unusual and then in...
unctuous, sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, piquant, savory, tangy, luscious, delectable, brackish and 66 more...
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intueri's Words
inveigle, dolorous, archly, feckless, resplendent, concatenation, peripatetic, delightful, cookie, fey, ephemeral, effervescent and 347 more...
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conceptwriter's Words
sloth, jackass, dickhead, technostalgic, futuristic, enigma, impact, addict, nasty, premium, extraordinaire, yearning and 262 more...
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Delicious Words
The stuff that fit its descript. so well you can almost taste it on your tongue or feel the sting against your skin.
gurgle, grubby, tangy, bolt, spring, skid, shudder, thud, thump, spit, lush, pop and 91 more...
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lauren_inretrospective's list
words I adore....
ethereal, luminiscent, etiquette, surreal, plumage, feathery, vintage, jubilee, rouge, satin, fathom, height and 101 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, T
torquate, thalassocracy, toothsome, travois, tempestuous, tone, tincture, tripwire, tether, trill, tenacious, travesty and 355 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2263 more...
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Nigella Bites
words from the cookbook "Nigella Bites" by Nigella Lawson
intend, evangelical, present, nattering space, inevitably, consequently, techniques, liqueur, purist, frankly, constraints, jot and 256 more...
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taste
when describing about taste and flavour
tangy, mouth-watering, lip-smacking, finger-lickin', tasty, tastebuds, delicious, delectable, scrumptious, enjoy, relish, ambience and 10 more...
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Food for Thought
A breaded foray of words
lady, appanage, companion, penuche, pastille, pantry, panicle, panocha, pannier, panatela, panada, panada and 87 more...
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Colloquial
Used in day to day life
put off, tut tut, guffaw, yowl, tangy, fwoosh, crouch, impasse, straddle, fluster, sack up, dog ear and 13 more...
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T
twilight, tutu, tea rose, taffeta, thimble, thistle, tinker, tiptoe, tulle, tumble, tawny, 'twill and 37 more...
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of interest.
rendezvous, reticent, savvy, truculent, incorrigible, relentless, unruly, defiant, headstrong, knee, zip your lip, foot loose (and f... and 3 more...
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