taste vs tang

taste and tang both are nouns.

taste is a verb but tang is not a verb.

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

As nouns, tang is a hyponym of taste; that is, tang is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taste:

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

Other hyponyms of taste include flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, sugariness, sweet, sweetness, sour, sourness, tartness, bitter, bitterness, salinity, salt, saltiness, astringence, astringency, finish, flatness, mellowness.

taste (noun)	tang (noun)
a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds	any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)	any of various coarse seaweeds
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus	brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth	a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
a brief experience of something	a tart spicy quality
a strong liking	the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
a small amount eaten or drunk

taste (verb)	tang (verb)
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

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