taste sensation
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- noun
- /teɪst sɛnˈseɪʃən/
- Specialized
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sensación del gusto
- The combination of flavors creates a unique taste sensation that delights the palate.
- a new taste sensation
Examples
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She described the taste sensation of fresh strawberries as bursting with sweetness.
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When you bite into this dish, the taste sensation of spicy and sweet will surprise you.
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A great new taste sensation #
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You are the exotic new taste sensation.
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Be one of the millions enjoying the taste sensation sweeping the nation.
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I've found many new taste sensations that way, and my lunch break at work is never dull.
Blog text (23) -
(He notes, however, that many students are reluctant to experience new taste sensations.)
Academic text (1998) -
The high heat in the oven caramelizes the vegetables, making them slightly sweet and crispy, a taste sensation that the whole family loves.
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Mutant reptiles and amphibians provide new and previously unimagined taste sensations.
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He reported intermittent nasal bleeding but denied clear rhinorrhea or a salty taste sensation.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A sense in the mouth that notices flavors like sweet and bitter
The sense of taste when chemicals from food touch your tongue
The sense of taste when taste buds detect chemicals in the mouth
Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'taste' (the ability to perceive flavors) with 'sensation' (a physical feeling); together they denote the feeling produced by tasting. This noun–noun composition is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The expression taste sensation comes from a simple image: when you eat, your tongue and tiny taste buds react to food. taste is the food part and sensation is the physical 'feeling' this reaction makes, so the phrase means the 'feeling' or 'flavor' you notice on your tongue.