aftertaste

See also: after-taste and after taste

English

Alternative forms

• after-taste
• after taste

Etymology

From after- +‎ taste.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aftertaste (plural aftertastes)

1. A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
2. The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

   Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.

3. (of wine) finish.

Translations

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present

• Belarusian: послевку́сіе n (posljevkúsije)
• Bulgarian: послевку́с m (poslevkús)
• Catalan: deixat (ca) m, regust m
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 喙尾 (zh-min-nan) (chhùi-bé), 回味 (hôe-bī)

  Mandarin: 後味／后味 (zh) (hòuwèi), 回味 (zh) (huíwèi)

• Czech: dochuť f
• Danish: eftersmag c
• Dutch: nasmaak (nl) m
• Esperanto: daŭragusto, postgusto
• Finnish: jälkimaku (fi)
• French: arrière-goût (fr) m
• German: Nachgeschmack (de) m
• Greek: επίγευση (el) f (epígefsi)
• Hungarian: utóíz (hu)
• Italian: retrogusto (it) m
• Japanese: 後味 (ja) (あとあじ, atoaji)
• Korean: 뒷맛 (dwinmat), 여운((餘韻) (yeoun() (figuratively)
• Manx: aavlass m
• Maori: tāwara mauroa
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ettersmak m

  Nynorsk: ettersmak m

• Plautdietsch: Bieschmak m
• Polish: posmak (pl) m
• Portuguese: retrogosto (pt) m
• Russian: послевку́сие (ru) n (poslevkúsije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-bhlas m
• Slovene: priokus m
• Spanish: regusto m, resabio (es) m
• Swedish: eftersmak (sv)
• Tagalog: pangimaiyo
• Ukrainian: по́смак m (pósmak), післясма́к m (pisljasmák)
• Vietnamese: dư vị (餘味)

Of wine, finish

• Greek: επίγευση (el) f (epígefsi)