Monday, September 26, 2011

Sapid

Sapid \SAP-id\ , adjective;
1. Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor
2. Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking

This word dates to the 1630's from Latin sapidus ("savory"), which derives from sapere ("to taste, have taste, be wise") from the Proto-Indo-European base *sep- ("to taste, perceive").

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