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Taste, flavour and consistency

taste

noun

the flavor that something creates in your mouth when you eat or drink it

flavor

noun

a pleasant or strong taste

tang

noun

a taste or smell that is strong and bitter in a pleasant way

savor

noun

a flavor or smell, especially a pleasant one

sweetness

noun

the sweet smell or taste of something

bite

noun

a pleasant bitter or strong taste

body

noun

the strong flavor of wine or another alcoholic drink

texture

noun

the way that food feels when you are eating it

aftertaste

noun

a taste, usually one that is unpleasant, that remains in your mouth after you eat or drink something

flavor

noun

the particular taste that a food or drink has

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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