expression, godan verb (-ru)
have carnal knowledge of a woman
Euphemistic, somewhat old-fashioned expression for a man having sexual experience with a woman. Often used in literary or period contexts.
彼はまだ若く、女の味を知らなかった。
He was still young and had not known a woman.
Similar euphemism for male sexual experience, but without the nuance of 'taste' or 'flavor'.
Fixed expression combining 女 (woman) + の (possessive) + 味 (taste, flavor) + を知る (to know), literally 'to know the taste of a woman'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional euphemism for sexual experience.