pretaste

/ˈpriˌteɪst/
noun
  1. A small sample or preview of something before the full experience, especially of food or drink.
    • The chef offered a pretaste of the new menu item.
    • We got a pretaste of the wine before the dinner party.
    • The pretaste of the cake convinced me to order a whole one.
  2. A foretaste or early indication of something to come.
    • The trailer gave us a pretaste of the movie's excitement.
    • The warm weather was a pretaste of summer.
    • Her early success was a pretaste of her future career.
verb
  1. To sample or experience something in advance, especially food or drink.
    • She pretasted the dessert and approved the recipe.
    • The critic was allowed to pretaste the new dish before the restaurant opened.
    • We pretasted the soup to check the seasoning.
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