taste bud
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- noun
- /teɪst bʌd/
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papila gustativa
- When I tasted the chocolate cake, my taste buds were overwhelmed by its rich sweetness.
- tickle your taste buds
- tantalize the taste buds
- tempt your taste buds
Cayenne only effects mammals because they have taste buds that can sense capsaicin.
- Cayenne only effects mammals because they have taste buds that can sense capsaicin.
- You grow older, your taste buds change, your sensitivities change.
- And when you, your microbiome is what's often controlling your taste buds.
- Clearly warm things might just taste less sweet due to the way taste buds work.
- And to this day, we haven't quite isolated the exact receptor on the taste bud that detects salt.
- That's like Styrofoam, but you're you're over time, your taste buds adjust.
- Oh my God it hits my taste buds so right every freaking time.
- So far this has like made my my taste buds go the most wild.
- Man, prepare your taste buds because it's about to be surprised.
- It'll be strange to see what my taste buds do.
- So this is just like my, my taste buds are like, I don't even know how to process this.
Examples
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Prepare your taste buds for a Scoob-Shag specialty.
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You grow older, your taste buds change, your sensitivities change.
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I mean, and it's just such a hit on the taste buds that people just love it, you know?
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You should open your mind and your taste buds a bit more, Michael.
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My taste buds are half dead.
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Your taste buds will dance and sing.
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But we need to think beyond our own taste buds to look at the wider picture.
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That should perk up the taste buds for the evening.
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Together they make a smooth but fresh drink that makes your taste buds pucker.
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Once you find a recipe that gets your taste buds dancing, save it to your favorites.
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Synonyms
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A small part on the tongue that senses taste
A small part on the tongue that senses taste, like a taste bud
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small sensory organ on the tongue' is directly and transparently composed from 'taste' (flavor perception) + 'bud' (a small protuberance), so the overall sense is a small structure related to taste. Although 'bud' is often taught with a botanical sense, the general idea of a small rounded growth is accessible and this compound pattern is cross-linguistically common, making it inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The word taste bud comes from the tiny, bump-like buds on the tongue that help us sense taste. That's why the name means a small part that lets you notice different flavors.