Meanings
nounaftertaste (plural aftertastes)
plural aftertastes · alternative after-taste · alternative after taste
- A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
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
2009, Alex Turner, “Pretty Visitors”, in Humbug (album), performed by Arctic Monkeys - The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
Many people think certain artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant aftertaste.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
- Proto-Germanic*after
- Old Englishæfter
- Middle Englishafter
- Englishafter
- Old Englishæfter
- Old Englishæfter-
- Middle Englishafter-
- Englishafter-
- Englishtaste
- Englishaftertaste
Translations
Bulgarian послевку́с
- послевку́с (poslevkús)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Catalan deixat, regust
- deixatThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- regustThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Chinese Mandarin 後味 /后味, 回味
- 後味 /后味 (hòuwèi)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- 回味 (huíwèi)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Czech dochuť
- dochuťThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Danish eftersmag
- eftersmagThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Dutch nasmaak
- nasmaakThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Esperanto daŭragusto, postgusto
- daŭragustoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- postgustoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Finnish jälkimaku
- jälkimakuThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
French arrière-goût
- arrière-goûtThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
German Nachgeschmack
- NachgeschmackThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Greek επίγευση, επίγευση
- επίγευση (epígefsi)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- επίγευση (epígefsi)Of wine, finish
Hungarian utóíz
- utóízThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Italian retrogusto
- retrogustoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Japanese 後味
- 後味 (atoaji)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Korean 뒷맛, 여운((餘韻) (yeoun()
- 뒷맛 (dwinmat)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- 여운((餘韻) (yeoun()The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Māori tāwara mauroa
- tāwara mauroaThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Norwegian Bokmål ettersmak
- ettersmakThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Persian پسطعم
- پسطعم (pas-ta'm)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Polish posmak
- posmakThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Portuguese retrogosto
- retrogostoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Russian послевку́сие
- послевку́сие (poslevkúsije)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Scottish Gaelic ath-bhlas
- ath-bhlasThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Spanish regusto, resabio
- regustoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- resabioThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- gustilloThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- retrogustoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Swedish eftersmak
- eftersmakThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Tagalog pangimayo
- pangimayoThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Ukrainian по́смак, післясма́к
- по́смак (pósmak)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
- післясма́к (pisljasmák)The persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Vietnamese dư vị
- dư vịThe persistence of the taste of something no longer present
Cite this entry
APA
aftertaste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertaste
MLA
“aftertaste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertaste. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftertaste,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertaste.
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