piquant

piquant (e) [pikɑ̃, -ɑ̃t] adj [barbe, rosier etc] → prickly; [saveur, sauce] → hot, pungent (fig) [description, style] → racy: (= mordant, caustique); biting

nm (= épine) → thorn, prickle; [de hérisson]; quill, spine (fig); spiciness, spice