Dictionary

gustable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡʌstəbəl/

Etymology

From Latin gustus (“taste”).

Meanings

1. Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
   • This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter. 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:
2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
   • A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the mouth. 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology:

Forms

Antonyms

insipid · tasteless

Hypernyms

perceptible

Hyponyms

unpalatable · sour · gingery · charry · bitter · meaty · delicious · smoky · fruity · sweet · spicy · salty · bananery

Relateds

edible

Synonyms

tastable · tasteable · saporific · flavoury · gustable · saporous

gustable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡʌstəbəl/

Etymology

From Latin gustus (“taste”).

Meanings

1. Something edible.
   • […] this long list of gustables, at the bare name of which his mouth would water […] 1837, The Monthly Review, page 92:

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