tastebud

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US/ˈteɪstbʌd/

noun

Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.

Similar
taste budgustatory organ
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Meanings

nountastebud (plural tastebuds)

plural tastebuds · alternative taste bud

  1. anatomyAny of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

Similar
taste budgustatory organ
Broader
chemoreceptor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From taste + bud.

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Translations

Arabic بُرْعُم تَذَوُّق, بُرْعُم ذَوْقِيّ
  • بُرْعُم تَذَوُّق (burʕum taḏawwuq)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
  • بُرْعُم ذَوْقِيّ (burʕum ḏawqiyy)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Catalan papil·la gustativa
  • papil·la gustativaa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Chinese Mandarin 味蕾
  • 味蕾 (wèilěi)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Dutch smaakpapil
  • smaakpapila small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Finnish makusilmu
  • makusilmua small organ on the tongue used for tasting
French papille gustative, papille
  • papille gustativea small organ on the tongue used for tasting
  • papillea small organ on the tongue used for tasting
German Geschmacksknospe
  • Geschmacksknospea small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Hungarian ízlelőszemölcs, ízlelőbimbó
  • ízlelőszemölcsa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
  • ízlelőbimbóa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Irish blaslóg
  • blaslóga small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Italian papilla gustativa
  • papilla gustativaa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Japanese 味蕾
  • 味蕾 (mirai)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Korean 미뢰
  • 미뢰 (miroe)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Malay tunas rasa
  • tunas rasaa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Māori paerongo tāwara
  • paerongo tāwaraa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Norwegian smaksløk
  • smaksløka small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Polish kubek smakowy
  • kubek smakowya small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Portuguese papila gustativa
  • papila gustativaa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Romanian papilă gustativă
  • papilă gustativăa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Russian вкусово́й сосо́чек
  • вкусово́й сосо́чек (vkusovój sosóček)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Spanish papila gustativa
  • papila gustativaa small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Swedish smaklök
  • smaklöka small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Thai ตุ่มรับรส
  • ตุ่มรับรส (dtùm-ráp-rót)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Turkish tat tomurcuğu
  • tat tomurcuğua small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Ukrainian смакови́й сосо́чок
  • смакови́й сосо́чок (smakovýj sosóčok)a small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Welsh blasbwynt
  • blasbwynta small organ on the tongue used for tasting
Cite this entry
APA

tastebud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastebud

MLA

“tastebud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastebud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tastebud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tastebud.

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