gustable

gustable

English

Etymology

From Latin gustus (“taste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌstəbəl/

Adjective

gustable (comparative more gustable, superlative most gustable)

1. Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
   • 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:

     This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter.

2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
   • 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology

     A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the mouth.

Noun

gustable (plural gustables)

1. Something edible.
   • 1837, The Monthly Review (page 92)

     […] this long list of gustables, at the bare name of which his mouth would water […]