pretaste
/ˈpriˌteɪst/
noun
- 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.
- 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
- 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.