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Table 1 Common Aguaruna odor and taste terms

From: The importance of chemosensory clues in Aguaruna tree classification and identification

ODOR

Term

Gloss

ámpi

like medicine

íki

like farts

kaujú

rotten

númi

like a tree

pégkeg

good

pégkegchau

bad

perfume

like perfume

púku

like pus

séj

like blood

TASTE

Term

Gloss

chujuín

sour

kajiáu

fermented

sákam

tasteless

tajáu

spicy

tsupáu

acrid

yapáu

bitter

yumímitu

sweet