goûter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French goûter === Noun === goûter (plural goûters) (dated) A light meal in the afternoon; tea. == French == === Alternative forms === gouter (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French gouster, from Old French goster, inherited from Latin gustāre. Compare the borrowed prefixed verb déguster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.te/ === Verb === goûter to taste, to try (to sample something orally) Synonym: déguster (Belgium, Quebec) to taste like Cette tarte goûte la cannelle. ― This pie tastes like cinnamon. (figurative) to approve, to appreciate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== dégoûter goûter le ciel (Quebec) goûteur ==== Related terms ==== goût ==== Descendants ==== → German: goutieren Haitian Creole: goute === Noun === goûter m (plural goûters) nuncheon (France) meal similar to breakfast taken around 4 P.M Synonym: quatre-heures === Further reading === “goûter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “goûter”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “goûter” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. === Anagrams === rouget