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Delectable vs Tangy - What's the difference?

delectable | tangy |

As adjectives the difference between delectable and tangy

is that delectable is delectable, delightful while tangy is having a sharp, pungent flavor.

delectable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pleasing to the taste; delicious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also , yummy, good

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something fitting the above description.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 8, author=Gretchen Morgenson, title=Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft. }}

    tangy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.}}

    Derived terms

    * tanginess