foretaste
(noun) an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foretaste (plural foretastes)
A taste beforehand.
A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.
• foresmack (rare, nonstandard)
• pregustation
foretaste (third-person singular simple present foretastes, present participle foretasting, simple past and past participle foretasted)
(transitive) To taste beforehand.
(transitive) To taste before possession; have previous experience of; enjoy by anticipation.
(transitive) To taste before another.
• forestate
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"taste`, n.
Definition: A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
Fore*taste", v. t.
1. To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
