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(n) : one of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals often confused and/or mixed somewhat with smelling. The primary sensations classified as taste are: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami; and A person’s generic, implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc

(v) : to sample the flavor of something orally; to have a taste