pikantnych

Pikantnych is the genitive plural (and accusative plural) form of the Polish adjective pikantny, meaning “spicy” or “piquant.” It is used to describe masculine personal or mixed nouns in the genitive or accusative case in plural. As a grammatical form, pikantnych is not a standalone noun.

Origin and nuance: The adjective pikantny is borrowed from the French piquant, and in Polish it conveys a sense of distinctive, flavorful heat or tang, rather than merely temperature-related heat. It covers flavors that are lively, sharp, or pleasantly pungent. The related noun is pikantność, meaning piquancy or spiciness, and synonyms or near-synonyms include ostrość (sharpness) in certain contexts.

Usage and examples: In culinary writing, phrases such as “pikantne potrawy” (piquant dishes) or “pikantnych przypraw” (spicy spices, genitive plural) are common. The form pikantnych appears when describing a noun in the genitive plural, for example in “aromat pikantnych przypraw” (aroma of spicy spices). For nominative plural describing plural nouns, the form would be “pikantne” (e.g., “pikantne sosy”). The term can also describe non-food contexts, as in “pikantny humor” (piquant wit) or “pikantne dialogi” (piquant dialogues).

See also: pikantność, pikantny, piquant.