Taste is the sense that lets you detect flavors like sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami with your tongue. The word can also mean your personal likes and dislikes, especially in food, art, or style.
It comes from Old French 'taster' meaning 'to touch, try, or taste', from Latin 'tastare' meaning 'to touch or test'. Originally, tasting was seen as a kind of testing or trying out with the mouth.
Your 'taste' in music and your taste for sweetness both come from the same ancient idea of testing what’s good or bad for you. Scientists now know that smell and even sound can change how we experience taste—crunchy sounds can make chips seem fresher.
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