goût
French
Alternative forms
- gout (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡu/
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Noun
goût m (plural goûts)
- taste, flavour
- C’est un goût subtil.
- It's a subtle taste.
- taste, discrimination
- Ils ont le même goût musical.
- They have the same taste in music.
- Nous avons des activités pour tous les goûts.
- We have activities for all tastes.
- taste (sense)
- La langue est l’organe du goût.
- The tongue is the organ of taste.
- appetite
- Le malade ne trouvait goût à rien.
- The patient didn't have any appetite.
- (literally, “The patient didn't find an appetite for anything.”)
- smell, scent, odor
- Ce tabac a un goût de pourri.
- This tobacco smells rotten.
- (literally, “This tobacco has a rotten smell.”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “goût”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French goust, from Latin gustus.
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