verb (used with object)
- to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
verb (tr)
- rare to taste, esp with care or relish; savour
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.
- The act or function of tasting.
- The sense of taste.