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tast (obsolete)

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From Middle English tasten from Old French taster from assumed Vulgar Latin *taxitare, a new iterative of Latin taxare (“‘to touch sharply’”) from tangere (“‘to touch’”). Replaced native Middle English smaken, smakien "to taste" (from Old English smacian "to taste"), Middle English smecchen "to taste, smack" (from Old English smeccan "to taste"), Middle English buriȝen "to taste" (from Old English byrigan, birian "to taste").

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IPA: /teɪst/
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Rhymes: -eɪst

[edit] Noun

Singular
taste

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural tastes

taste (countable and uncountable; plural tastes)

One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals.
(countable and uncountable): A person’s implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.

Dr. Parker has good taste in wine.
(uncountable, figuratively): A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.

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The primary sensations classified as taste are: sweet, sour, bitter, and salty.

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smack, smatch

[edit] Hyponyms

relish, savor

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Terms derived from taste (noun)

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one of the sensations produced by the tongue

Armenian: համ hy(hy) (ham)
Czech: chuť cs(cs) f.
Dutch: smaak nl(nl) m.
Estonian: maitse et(et)
Finnish: maku fi(fi)
French: goût fr(fr) m., saveur fr(fr) f.
German: Geschmack de(de) m.
Hungarian: íz hu(hu)
Icelandic: bragð is(is) n.
Italian: gusto it(it) m.

Japanese: 味覚 ja(ja) (mikaku), 味 ja(ja) (aji)
Kurdish:

Kurmanji: çêj f., tam f.
Norwegian: smak no(no) m.
Polish: smak pl(pl) m.

Sorani: تام ku(ku) (tAm), چاخ ku(ku) (chAkh)
Russian: вкус ru(ru) (vkus) m.
Scottish Gaelic: blas gd(gd) m.
Spanish: gustar es(es)
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)

implicit set of preferences

Arabic: ذوق ar(ar) (dhawq) m.
Armenian: ճաշակ hy(hy) (č̣ašak)
Czech: vkus cs(cs) m.
Dutch: smaak nl(nl) m.
Estonian: maitse et(et)
Finnish: maku fi(fi)
French: goût fr(fr) m.
German: Geschmack de(de) m.

Hungarian: ízlés hu(hu)
Icelandic: smekkur is(is) m.
Italian: gusto it(it) m., inclinazione it(it) m.
Japanese: (preferences): 趣味 ja(ja) (shumi), (atmosphere): 味 ja(ja) (aji)
Norwegian: smak no(no) m.
Polish: smak pl(pl) m.
Russian: вкус ru(ru) (vkus) m.
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)

(figurative) a small amount of experience

Finnish: maku fi(fi)
French: avant-goût fr(fr) m.
Norwegian: smakebit no(no) m.

Russian: вкус ru(ru) (vkus) m.
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)

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Arabic: طعم (ʈaʕm) m.
Chinese: 味道 (wèidào)
Greek: γεύση (yéfsi) f.
Korean: 맛 (mat)

Latin: gustus m.
Portuguese: gosto m.
Romanian: gust n.
Slovene: okus m. (1,2)
Spanish: gusto m.
Swedish: smak (1,2) c.
Telugu: రుచి (ruchi) (1), అభిరుచి (abhiruchi) (2)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to taste

Third person singular
tastes

Simple past
tasted

Past participle
tasted

Present participle
tasting

to taste (third-person singular simple present tastes, present participle tasting, simple past and past participle tasted)

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
(intransitive) To have a taste.

The chicken tasted great.
To experience.

Voltaire is quoted to have said "I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise".

Livy is quoted to have said "They had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom".

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smack

[edit] Translations

to sample the flavor of something

Arabic: تَذَوقَ ar(ar), ذاقَ ar(ar) (dhāqa)

Egyptian Arabic داق (daaq)
Armenian: համտեսել hy(hy) (hamtesel)
Catalan: gustar ca(ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 嘗味 cmn(cmn), 尝味 cmn(cmn) (chángwèi), 嘗 cmn(cmn), 尝 cmn(cmn) (cháng), 品嘗 cmn(cmn), 品尝 cmn(cmn) (pǐncháng)
Croatian: probati hr(hr)
Czech: ochutnat cs(cs)
Dutch: proeven nl(nl)
Esperanto: gustumi eo(eo)
Finnish: maistaa fi(fi)
French: goûter fr(fr)
Galician: gustar gl(gl)
German: kosten de(de)
Hungarian: ízlel hu(hu), kóstol hu(hu)

Icelandic: bragða is(is), smakka is(is)
Ido: gustar io(io)
Italian: gustare it(it), assaggiare it(it), assaporare it(it), godere it(it)
Japanese: 味わう ja(ja) (ajiwau), 嘗める ja(ja) (nameru)
Latin: gusto la(la)
Norwegian: smake no(no)
Polish: smakować pl(pl)
Portuguese: sentir o gosto pt(pt)
Romanian: gusta ro(ro)
Romansch: gustar rm(rm)
Russian: пробовать ru(ru) (próbovat') (impf.), попробовать ru(ru) (popróbovat') (pf.)
Scottish Gaelic: blais gd(gd)
Spanish: gustar es(es)
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)
West Frisian: priuwe fy(fy)

to have a taste

Arabic: ذاق ar(ar) (dhāqa)
Chinese:

Mandarin: (noun) 味道 cmn(cmn) (wèidao)
Czech: chutnat cs(cs)
Dutch: smaken nl(nl)
Finnish: maistua fi(fi)
French: goûter fr(fr)
German: schmecken de(de)

Hungarian: ízlik hu(hu)
Icelandic: bragðast is(is)
Italian: assaggiare it(it)
Japanese: 味がする ja(ja) (aji-ga suru)
Norwegian: smake no(no)
Polish: smakować pl(pl)
Russian: иметь вкус ru(ru) (imét' vkus)
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)

to experience

Czech: ochutnat cs(cs)
French: goûter fr(fr), essayer fr(fr)

Italian: provare it(it)
Swahili: kionjo sw(sw)

[edit] External links

taste in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
taste in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
taste at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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