praegusto
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From prae- (“before”) + gustō (“taste”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈɡus.toː/, [präe̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈɡus.to/, [preˈɡust̪o]
Verb[edit]
praegustō (present infinitive praegustāre, perfect active praegustāvī, supine praegustātum); first conjugation
- to taste (eat or drink) beforehand
Conjugation[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- French: prégoûter
- Italian: pregustare
References[edit]
- “praegusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praegusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praegusto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.