tastebud
/ˈteɪstbʌd/
tastebud noun: any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.
Noun
tastebud (plural tastebuds)
tastebud meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Assamese and Arabic
tastebud in Tamil
- சுவை அரும்பு, சுவைமொட்டு
tastebud in Bengali
- স্বাদকোরক
tastebud in Assamese
- tastebud
- স্বাদকলি sadkoli
tastebud in Arabic
- a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
- بُرْعُم تَذَوُّق burʕum taḏawwuq, بُرْعُم ذَوْقِيّ burʕum ḏawqiyy
More languagesFewer languages
- tastebud in Malay
- tunas rasa
- tastebud in Thai
- ตุ่มรับรส dtùm-ráp-rót
Forms of tastebud
| plural | tastebuds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | taste bud |
Origin of tastebud
From taste + bud.
Questions about tastebud
- What does tastebud mean?
- Tastebud means any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.
- What is tastebud in Tamil?
- Tastebud in Tamil is சுவை அரும்பு, சுவைமொட்டு. See Tastebud meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tastebud?
- Tastebud is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tastebud?
- Tastebud is pronounced /ˈteɪstbʌd/ (US).
- What is the plural of tastebud?
- The plural of tastebud is tastebuds.
Words near tastebud in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tastebud (page history and authors); tastebud (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tastebud (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); স্বাদকলি (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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