TASTE
What does "TASTE" mean?
The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth, or one's sense of what is good.
Meanings
- The sensation of flavor detected by the tongue and palate. The soup had a smoky, peppery taste.
- To perceive the flavor of food or drink; to sample. Taste this and tell me if it needs salt.
- A person's judgment of what is beautiful, fashionable, or proper. The room was decorated with impeccable taste.
- A small amount or brief experience of something. The trip gave her a taste of true wilderness. figurative
Did you know?
- Your tongue detects only five basic tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami; everything else you 'taste' is actually smell, which is why food turns bland when your nose is blocked.
Word origin
From Old French 'taster' meaning 'to touch, try, sample', from Vulgar Latin 'taxitare', a frequentative of Latin 'taxare', 'to touch sharply, assess'.
Remember it
TASTE began as 'to touch and try' - the tongue is just the mouth reaching out to test.
A little poem
Salt, then the long sweet,
a bitterness underneath-
the whole day on a spoon.
haiku
Wordplay
- The critic with no tongue still had impeccable taste - just not the kind you can sample.
What it teaches
What you call your taste is really your history of everything you ever bothered to notice.
Quick facts
What does TASTE mean?
The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth, or one's sense of what is good.
Is TASTE a valid word?
Yes — TASTE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TASTE?
TASTE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does TASTE come from?
From Old French 'taster' meaning 'to touch, try, sample', from Vulgar Latin 'taxitare', a frequentative of Latin 'taxare', 'to touch sharply, assess'.
What can TASTE teach us?
What you call your taste is really your history of everything you ever bothered to notice.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.