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mauste.

flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour, condiment (substance used to produce a taste)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑu̯steˣ/[ˈmɑ̝u̯s̠te̞(ʔ)]
  1. flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour, condiment (substance used to produce a taste)

  2. spice (variety of plant matter used to season or flavour food; such plants collectively in the plural)

Where this word comes from

maustaa (“to season, add flavor”) + -e. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).

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