noun
Meaning 1
The act of tasting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of tasting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: taste, sense of taste, gustatory modality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-der. Latin gustō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gustatio, gustationisbor. English gustation Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.