gust-, gusti-
(Latin: taste, tasting)
ingustable (adjective), more ingustable, most ingustable
Tasteless; insipid: The meal that Jane prepared was ingustable, bland, and without flavor.
The small taste pore opening in the taste buds of the tongue; taste pore: The porus gustatorius allows food chemicals to touch the sensory cell hairs to produce a sense of taste.
ragout
1. A well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables.
2. Etymology: from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter, "awaken the appetite"; from Old French re-, "back" + à, "to" + goût, "taste"; which came from Latin gustum, gustus, "taste, a tasting".
2. Etymology: from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter, "awaken the appetite"; from Old French re-, "back" + à, "to" + goût, "taste"; which came from Latin gustum, gustus, "taste, a tasting".
One of the external openings of taste buds on the tongue: The reason why little Susy could enjoy her ice cream so much was because of the many taste pores allowing dissolved ice cream (or food) to come in contact with the taste receptors.
