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pretaste en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- + taste.

Meanings

  1. A taste taken beforehand.
    • […] sodium chloride was discriminated significantly better after a pretaste of distilled water, hot bouillon, hot coffee (1% level), or tomato juice (5% level), than after milk, apple juice, or raw apple. 2013, Maynard A. Amerine, Rose Marie Pangborn, Edward B. Roessler, Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food, page 308:

Forms

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pretastes Number=Plur lexicographic

pretaste en · VERB

Etymology

From pre- + taste.

Meanings

  1. To take a previous or initial taste.

Forms

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pretasting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pretasted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pretasted Tense=Past lexicographic
pretastes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic