goûter

See also: gouter

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French gouster, from Old French goster, inherited from Latin gustāre, present active infinitive of gustō. Compare the borrowed prefixed verb déguster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.te/
  • (file)

Verb

goûter

  1. to taste, to try (to sample something orally)
    Synonym: déguster
    Je goûterai ta tarte demain car j’ai goûté un fameux tiramisu tout à l'heure.
    I will taste your pie tomorrow, since I have just tasted a famous tiramisu.
  2. (Belgium, Quebec) to taste like
    Cette tarte goûte la cannelle.This pie tastes like cinnamon.
  3. (figurative) to approve, to appreciate
    • 1857, Phillippe Athanase Cucheval-Clarigny, Histoire de la presse en Angleterre et aux États-Unis, page 472:
      Réunies en volumes, ces lettres ont été goûtées en Angleterre presque autant qu'aux États-Unis, et ont eu plusieurs éditions.
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    Le public goûte peu ces sortes d’ouvrages.
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    Après tant de troubles le pays goûtait un calme profond.
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Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: goutieren

Noun

goûter m (plural goûters)

  1. nuncheon
  2. (France) meal similar to breakfast taken around 4 P.M
    Synonym: quatre-heures

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