Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undertaste

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-taste
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underlying taste.

Example Sentences

"The mousse was excellent, but it had a chalky undertaste that reminded Rosemary of blackboards and grade school."

Etymology

From under- + taste.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

undertastes (plural)

Synonyms

subflavour underflavour

Questions

What does undertaste mean?: An underlying taste.
Where does undertaste come from?: From under- + taste.

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