gustation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
gustation (countable and uncountable, plural gustations)
- The act of tasting.
- 1841, Robley Dunglison, Human Physiology, page 109:
- The organ of gustation is not, therefore, restricted to the production of that sense, but participates in the sense of touch.
- The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gustation f (plural gustations)
Further reading[edit]
- “gustation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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