"to master the taste of something" like people do it with cheese. yea i know this is a stupid question but i need to know the word!
2007-11-09 07:25:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
if it were wine i would say connoisseur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connoisseur
2007-11-09 07:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by goodgirlabout2gobad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word would be connoisseur - it actually comes from the french, connaitre, which means to know. So the person who is a connoisseur is one who knows -- either about the taste of cheese or wine, or about art, or about whatever field they have declared themselves to be experts in.
And it isn't a stupid question - stupid would be if you didn't ask, and used a wrong word because you were guessing. Now you've learned a new word....
2007-11-09 07:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To master the taste of something sounds like it should be a verb.
con·nois·seur
Pronunciation: \ˌkä-nə-ˈsər also -ˈsu̇r\
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete French (now connaisseur), from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere — more at cognition
Date: 1714
1: expert; especially : one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge
2: one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties
— con·nois·seur·ship \-ˌship\ noun
Connoiseur is a noun, and therefore doesn't fit the definition.
2007-11-09 07:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
con·nois·seur
Connoisseur
A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/connoisseur
2007-11-09 07:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sommelier is a person who masters the taste of different wine/food combinations.
2007-11-09 07:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
taste tester. if that;s a word. Wait don't listen to me I don't know what I'm talking about.
2007-11-09 07:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Connoiseur or maybe even aficionado?
2007-11-09 07:32:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
connoisseur
2007-11-09 07:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
connoisseur?
2007-11-09 07:29:49 · answer #9 · answered by plcorona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
connoisseur???
2007-11-09 07:29:32 · answer #10 · answered by smith j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋