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tastebud

/ˈteɪstbʌd/ noun C1 ✓

Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.

Word Origin Taste comes from Latin tangere 'to touch' — originally, taste was a form of touching with the tongue. Bud is from Middle English budde 'seedpod, swelling.' So a tastebud is a small bud-like organ that touches flavors. The root tangere also gives us tangible, tangent, and contact. The idea: tasting is touching food with your tongue.

noun Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting. C1 ✓ countable

Each tastebud on your tongue detects different flavors like sweet or salty.

(名词) 味蕾

你舌头上的每个味蕾都能检测出不同的味道，比如甜味或咸味。

(sustantivo) Cualquiera de los pequeños órganos en la lengua que se usan para saborear.

Cada papila gustativa en tu lengua detecta diferentes sabores como dulce o salado.

(nom) papille gustative; bourgeon du goût [Petit organe sensoriel situé sur la langue qui permet de percevoir les saveurs.]

Chaque papille gustative de ta langue détecte des saveurs différentes comme le sucré ou le salé.

(Substantiv) Geschmacksknospe; Geschmackspapille [**tastebud** *Subst.* – Eine der kleinen Sinneszellen auf der Zunge, die für die Wahrnehmung von Geschmacksrichtungen wie süß, sauer, salzig oder bitter zuständig sind.]

Jeder **tastebud** auf deiner Zunge erkennt unterschiedliche Geschmacksrichtungen wie süß oder salzig.

(名詞) 舌の表面にあり味覚を感知する小さな器官。

舌の上にあるそれぞれの味蕾が、甘みや塩味など異なる風味を感知します。

(substantivo) papila gustativa; botão gustativo; corpúsculo gustativo [Qualquer um dos pequenos órgãos na língua usados para sentir o gosto.]

Cada papila gustativa na sua língua detecta sabores diferentes como doce ou salgado.

Synonyms: taste bud gustatory receptor taste receptor lingual taste bud fungiform papilla circumvallate papilla foliate papilla taste organ
Word parts: taste + bud

Related words

tasty tastily tastiness tasteless tastelessly tastelessness taster distaste distasteful

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