verb/tasˈtaɾ/
to touch; to taste with the palate
Synonyms: tocar
Etymology tree Latin taxō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Vulgar Latin *taxitāre Spanish tastar Inherited from Vulgar Latin *taxitāre. Compare Italian tastare and French tâter.