haut gout
A strong, desirable flavor to be relishedA strong, desirable flavor to be relished; piquancy.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, uncountable)A strong, desirable flavor to be relished; piquancy.
(archaic, uncountable)A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.
Hautgout
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
slight taint of decay in wild game meat:
Origin
From French hautgoût, from haut (“high”), goût (“taste”).From French hautgoût, from haut (“high”), goût (“taste”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhogo
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable