tangy

«tangy» in Mova's school dictionary: Tangy describes a sharp, strong, pleasant taste or smell… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (tangy, tangier, tangiest)

meaning for a pupil

Tangy describes a sharp, strong, pleasant taste or smell, often a bit sour, like lemon, lime or orange. tree →

sense in the lessons

Food and science: taste words — sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami; tangy is a sharp, fresh mix often from sour fruit. Stories and descriptive writing: «the tangy smell of the sea». Advertisements: «tangy orange flavour».

examples

• This lemonade is lovely and tangy. tree →
• I like tangy cheese and onion crisps. tree →
• The orange juice tasted tangy. tree →
• The salty, tangy air of the seaside. tree →
• Add lime for a tangy flavour. tree →
• Rhubarb is tangy, so we add sugar. tree →

note

Comparative: tangier, tangiest. Noun: tang (a sharp taste or smell). Similar: zesty, sharp, sour. Tangy is usually a pleasant word; sour may be unpleasant.

In the corpora

• Bacteria in yoghurt turn milk sugar into lactic acid, which makes it thick and tangy.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tangy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.