tastar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to taste (perceive the taste of)
2. (transitive) to try, sample
3. (intransitive) to taste (have taste)

Concepts

taste

try

sample

smack

try out

Synonyms

gustar

provar

Translations

goûter

assaggiare

probar

experimentar

provar

γεύομαι

kosten

ذَاقَ

gustar

δοκιμάζω

essayer

schmecken

probieren

gustare

Pronounced as (IPA)

[təsˈta]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: tastar

Cognate with Italian: tastare

Cognate with Old French: taster

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan tastar, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *tastāre, from older *taxitāre, frequentative based on Late Latin taxāre, derived from Classical Latin tangere (“touch”). Compare Occitan tastar, Italian tastare, Old French taster.