taste bud

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyst buhd]
- /teɪst bʌd/
- /teɪst bʌd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyst buhd]
- /teɪst bʌd/

Definitions of taste bud words

noun taste bud one of numerous small, flask-shaped bodies, chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue, which are the end organs for the sense of taste. 1
noun,plural taste bud sense organs that detect taste 1
countable noun taste bud Your taste buds are the little points on the surface of your tongue which enable you to recognize the flavour of a food or drink. 0
noun taste bud any of the elevated oval-shaped sensory end organs on the surface of the tongue, by means of which the sensation of taste is experienced 0
noun taste bud an oval cluster of cells embedded principally in the epithelium of the tongue and functioning as the sense organ of taste 0

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Origin of taste bud

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Taste bud

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taste bud popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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