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 […]
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