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aftertaste

[af-ter-teyst, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌteɪst, ˈɑf- /




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If it melts, "it especially affects the lingering aftertaste once you've taken a sip."

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

The concoction has a slightly fermented aftertaste and is popular in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

I can vividly recall the haunting aftertaste, the glorious specificity of the experience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

As written by Claire Dinhut, tonka “has a sweetness to it that resembles grassy, hay-like, fresh vanilla. However, tonka beans also give off a slightly warming and spicy aftertaste of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.”

From Salon Sep. 19, 2025

The air is salty, with a crisp aftertaste like a sip of iced water.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

"People notice metallic and bitter aftertastes and it can be hard to mask it," says Sharma.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2021

Dirty tubes can lend the ice cream unpleasant off-notes and aftertastes.

From New York Times May 22, 2018

Aside from unpleasant aftertastes, sugar alcohols can have adverse gastro-effects, causing intestinal pain and diarrhea.

From Washington Post Oct. 23, 2015

Typically, they are bland, with thin sour-sweet aftertastes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he had aftertastes of understandings tolerably independent of words.

From The Tragic Muse by Henry James




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