taste buds

Cultural  

1. Oval-shaped clusters of cells located on the tongue and lining of the mouth that contain special nerve endings that help give rise to the sense of taste.

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Example Sentences

She believes there's a clear current winner in the battle for our taste buds.

From BBC

For the sake of your own taste buds, I hope you don't scoff at ricotta or turn your nose up at an oozy burrata.

From Salon

Even with my very earthly taste buds, I haven’t had the same culinary experiences you have.

From Washington Post

When a friend served me a version including apples, I was surprised, too; it was certainly a shock to my taste buds, but I enjoyed the sweet and savory combination and the interplay of textures.

From Washington Post

This was done to protect their taste buds and, a full year before wearing a mask in public became the norm, competitors were wearing them to protect their highly calibrated sniffers from offending smells.

From Salon

Related Words

• appetite
• palate