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
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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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