/pi kahn"tay/ ; Sp. /pee kahn"te/ , adj., n., pl. picantes /tayz/ ; Sp. /-tes/ . Spanish and Latin American Cookery.
adj.
1. prepared so as to be very hot and spicy, esp. with a hot and spicy sauce.
n.
2. any food that is very hot and spicy, esp. a hot sauce.
[ picar to prick, bite; see PIQUE, PIQUANT ]