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A.Word.A.Day--picante Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio picante (pi-KAN-tay) adjective Prepared in such a way as to be spicy; having a sauce typically containing tomatoes, onions, peppers, vinegar, and other condiments. [Spanish, present participle of picar, to bite, prick.] "This picante black bean pizza dip can be prepared in advance, then popped into the oven before kickoff and positioned within easy reach of the spectators." Super Bowl Menu Takes a Hot Dip, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 25 Jan 1993. This week's theme: pi words to mark Pi Day (March 14). X-Bonus Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone. -Gertrude B. Stein

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