tang
noun
[ taŋ ]
• a strong taste, flavour, or smell.
• "the clean salty tang of the sea"
Similar:
flavour,
taste,
savour,
sharpness,
zest,
zestiness,
bite,
edge,
smack,
piquancy,
spice,
spiciness,
relish,
tastiness,
zip,
punch,
ginger,
kick,
pep,
smell,
odour,
aroma,
fragrance,
perfume,
redolence,
• the projection on the blade of a tool such as a knife, by which the blade is held firmly in the handle.
• "a full tang is used for strength"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a snake's tongue, formerly believed to be a stinging organ; also denoting the sting of an insect): from Old Norse tangi ‘point, tang of a knife’.
tang
verb
• make a loud ringing or clanging sound.
• "the bronze bell tangs"
tang
noun
• a tanging sound.
Origin:
mid 16th century: imitative.
tang
noun
• a surgeonfish which occurs around reefs and rocky areas, where it browses on algae.
Origin:
mid 18th century: from tang1.
