gustation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

gustation (countable and uncountable, plural gustations)

1. 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.

2. The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.

Related terms

• gustatory

Translations

The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste

• Bulgarian: вкусово усещане n (vkusovo useštane)
• Esperanto: gustosenso
• German: Geschmack (de) m
• Icelandic: bragðskyn (is) n
• Italian: gustazione (it)
• Japanese: 味覚 (ja) (みかく, mikaku)
• Swedish: smaksinne (sv) n
• Turkish: çeşni (tr)

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gustation f (plural gustations)

1. gustation; tasting

Further reading

• “gustation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.