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gustare
Latin · ancient
"to taste"
the verb of tasting
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gout
Old French · medieval
"taste"
kept the sense of taste
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ragouter
French · 1600s
"to awaken the appetite"
re- plus a- plus gout, literally 'to bring back the taste' - to revive the appetite
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ragout
English · 1650s
"a highly seasoned meat and vegetable stew"
borrowed as a noun for a highly seasoned, appetite-stirring stew
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