taste — [[t]te͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ tastes, tasting, tasted 1) N UNCOUNT Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is. ...a keen sense of taste.… … English dictionary
taste — 1. noun 1) a distinctive sharp taste Syn: flavour, savour, relish, tang, smack 2) a taste of brandy Syn: mouthful, drop, bit, sip, nip, touch … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
taste — 1 /teIst/ noun 1 FOOD (singular, uncountable) the special feeling that is produced by a particular food or drink when you put it in your mouth: Sugar has a sweet taste. | Has the milk gone sour? It s got a funny taste. | the strong taste of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flavour — 1. noun a) The quality produced by the sensation of taste. The flavour of this apple pie is delicious. b) A substance used to produce a taste. Flavouring. Flavour was added to the pudding. 2. verb To add … Wiktionary
taste — ► NOUN 1) the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth on contact with a substance. 2) the faculty of perceiving this. 3) a small portion of food or drink taken as a sample. 4) a brief experience of something. 5) a person s liking for… … English terms dictionary
flavour — (Brit.) fla·vour || fleɪvÉ™(r) n. taste; particular or specific taste; something that adds taste, flavoring; characteristic taste; smell, aroma (also flavor) v. give tast, add flavor to; spice, scent; give a particular shade or mood to (also… … English contemporary dictionary
Taste — belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins when molecules released by the substances stimulate special cells in the mouth or throat. These special sensory cells transmit messages through… … Medical dictionary
flavour — (US flavor) ► NOUN 1) the distinctive taste of a food or drink. 2) a quality reminiscent of something specified: balconies gave the building a Spanish flavour. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a flavouring. 4) Physics a property of quarks with values… … English terms dictionary
Flavour enhancer — Flavour enhancers are commonly added to commercially produced food products (eg. frozen dinners, instant soups, snackfoods) to make them taste more savoury .The commonly used flavour enhancers are:Australian* 621 monosodium glutamate, MSG * 622… … Wikipedia
taste bud — taste buds also tastebud N COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your taste buds are the little points on the surface of your tongue which enable you to recognize the flavour of a food or drink … English dictionary
Flavour (disambiguation) — Flavour can refer to: *a sensation related to taste *a property of elementary particles … Wikipedia
