ENGLISH: taste - CREOLE: gou



Overview of noun taste



The noun taste has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (9) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste")

2. (7) preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")

3. (3) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness -- (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste")

4. (1) taste -- (a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence")

5. taste, mouthful -- (a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it")

6. taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality -- (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste")

7. taste, tasting -- (a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting")



Overview of verb taste



The verb taste has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (10) taste, savor, savour -- (have flavor; taste of something)

2. (4) sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")

3. (3) taste -- (perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?")

4. smack, taste -- (have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg")

5. taste -- (distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night")

6. taste -- (experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died")

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