"mouthfeel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mouthfeels [plural]
Etymology: mouth + feel Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mouth|feel}} mouth + feel Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mouthfeel (countable and uncountable, plural mouthfeels)
  1. The texture of food, drink, etc. as perceived by the mouth. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: mouth feel Translations (texture perceived by mouth): 口感 (kǒugǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), mondgevoel (Dutch), suutuntuma (Finnish), Mundgefühl (German), תחושה בפה [feminine] (Hebrew), kortyérzet [beverages, food, lifestyle] (Hungarian), 食感 (Japanese), textura en boca [feminine] (Spanish), munkänsla (Swedish), רושם אין מויל (royshem in moyl) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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