tasty B1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈteɪsti/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like testy /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Freq #5488 Meanings 1 adj Having a pleasant, enjoyable flavour. My grandmother makes a really tasty vegetable soup. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a pleasant,... appetizingdeliciousflavorful Word family Forms tastiertastiest Related forms tastetasteful Common collocations quite tasty Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From taste + -y. The Philippine sense is due to a genericized trademark from Taystee Bread Company, a defunct American company. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tasty **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈteɪsti/ **Frequency rank:** 5488 ## Meanings 1. Having a pleasant, enjoyable flavour. ## Examples - My grandmother makes a really tasty vegetable soup. ## Related Forms - taste - tasteful ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -y - full of ## Etymology From taste + -y. The Philippine sense is due to a genericized trademark from Taystee Bread Company, a defunct American company. ## AI Etymology Tasty is from taste + -y. The Philippine sense is due to a genericized trademark from Taystee Bread Company, a defunct American company. In present-day use, it means having a pleasant, enjoyable flavour. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown