praegusto
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom prae- (“before”) + gustō (“taste”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈɡus.toː/, [präe̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈɡus.to/, [preˈɡust̪o]
Verb
editpraegustō (present infinitive praegustāre, perfect active praegustāvī, supine praegustātum); first conjugation
- to taste (eat or drink) beforehand
Conjugation
editDescendants
edit- French: prégoûter
- Italian: pregustare
References
edit- “praegusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praegusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praegusto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.