Hypertext Webster Gateway: "degustation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Degustation \Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F.
d['e]gustation.] (Physiol.)
Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste
organs. --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
degustation
n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality;
"cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed
most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {relishing}]
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