flavor vs taste

taste vs flavor

flavor and taste both are nouns.

flavor and taste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flavor	Yes	No	Yes	No
taste	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, taste is a hypernym of flavor; that is, taste is a word with a broader meaning than flavor:

flavor: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
taste: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hypernyms of flavor include gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation.

flavor (noun)	taste (noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth	a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds
(physics) the six kinds of quarks	delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
	the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
	a brief experience of something
	a strong liking
	a small amount eaten or drunk

flavor (verb)	taste (verb)
lend flavor to	experience briefly
	take a sample of
	perceive by the sense of taste
	distinguish flavors
	have flavor; taste of something
	have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Difference between flavor and taste

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