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taste

/ˈteɪst/TAYST
/ˈteɪst/TAYST

Meaningto handle, feel

Common meaning: the sense of flavour

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchtaster‘to feel’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto feel → to handletasten‘to handle’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto handle → the sense of flavourtaste‘the sense of flavour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French taster ‘to handle, feel’.

Roots

  • taster Old French “to handle, feel”

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