¿Qué quiere decir, 'tasto'?

Question

Estoy leyendo la novela "Mi Tío y Mi Cura", por Juan de la Brete. Una frase dice, "Esta pieza comunicaba con los departamentos que después de la muerte de mi tío, se habían cerrado para no abrirse más, y olía de tal modo a tasto y moho que casi me asfixié."

I am reading the novel, "My Uncle and My Curé", by Jean de la Brete. One sentence says, "This room communicated with the apartments that after the death of my uncle had been closed never to be opened again, and smelled so tasto and musty that I almost choked.

I can't find tasto in any of the dictionaries. Clues?

Edit: Frase, not phrase. Spelling counts.

Answer 1

Now, suprise surprise, this word does exist, I am not familiar:

tasto. (De tastar). 1. m. Sabor desagradable de los comestibles pasados.

so, it stank I would suggested - 00494d19, MAY 13, 2010

It smelled of old food and mold - that works. - KevinB, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 2

Kevin, it may be a typo.

trasto: old furniture, old stuff...