degustation









degustation


verb (used with object)

  1. to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.

verb (tr)

  1. rare to taste, esp with care or relish; savour
n.

1650s, from Latin degustationem (nominative degustatio) “a tasting,” noun of action from past participle stem of degustare “to take a taste from, sample,” from de- (see de-) + gustare “to taste” (see gusto).

n.

  1. The act or function of tasting.
  2. The sense of taste.
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