English
goûter
Goûter comes from French goûter.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoûter
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoûter
- Englishearliest quotation 1921same form
Earliest quotation: 1921, 4, Bellevue Had A Party: “We thought best to have a lottery of toys,…”
Every English word from French goûter
Today it means
noun A light meal in the afternoon; tea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French goûter / goûter