Entry Word: taste

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste <Nora canʼt stand the taste of cherry-flavored cough syrup>

Synonyms flavor, savor

Related Words relish, smack, tang; savoriness, tastiness; aftertaste

2 a small piece or quantity of food <I'll just have a taste of your dessert> — see morsel 1
3 positive regard for something <trying to develop a taste for classical music> — see liking