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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
taste
/teɪst/
noun1 of 2
the particular quality of food or drink that can be sensed by a person's mouth
- “He has a taste for controversy for its own sake.”Tatoeba
- “The cheese is a bit dry, but it tastes nice.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To sample the flavor of something orally.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)