English
Etymology
From after- + taste.
Pronunciation
Noun
aftertaste (plural aftertastes)
- A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
2009, Alex Turner, “Pretty Visitors”, in Humbug (album), performed by Arctic Monkeys:Canopy 19 is perfectly placed
For the reasonably frightening fall from the aftertaste
You'll have to slip away, I am unhappy to say
Behold as the crook in the hammock plays
- The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.
- (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, gustillo (es) m, retrogusto m
- Swedish: eftersmak (sv)
- Tagalog: pangimaiyo
- Ukrainian: по́смак m (pósmak), післясма́к m (pisljasmák)
- Vietnamese: dư vị (餘味)
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Of wine, finish
- Greek: επίγευση (el) f (epígefsi)
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