gustation

(gŭ-stā'shən)
n.
The act or faculty of tasting.

[Latin gustātiō, gustātiōn-, an appetizer, from gustātus, past participle of gustāre, to taste, from gustus, taste. See gusto.]

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The process of tasting. The gustatory organs are the organs of chewing and swallowing, the salivary glands, the tongue, the teeth, mouth tissue, lips, and gums. Gustation is the sense of taste sensed through the taste buds of the tongue and throughout the oral cavity carried to the brain through the gustatory nerve. Allied sensations are the sensations of heat, chemical irritation, coolness, etc., which are associated with the sense of touch transmitted through the trigeminal nerves. See Olfaction, Agustia, Tongue, Taste, Mint (herb), Capsaicin, Heat, Temperature, Texture, Trigeminal Nerves.

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The act of tasting or the sense of taste.

For a list of words related to gustation, see:

• Tastes - gustation: act of or faculty for tasting

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smagen, smageevne

Nederlands (Dutch)
smaak(vermogen)

Français (French)
n. - goût (sens), l'action de goûter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geschmackssinn, Kosten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) γεύση, αίσθηση της γεύσης

Italiano (Italian)
degustazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gustação (f)

Русский (Russian)
проба на вкус, вкус

Español (Spanish)
n. - degustación, gusto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avsmakning, smak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尝味, 味觉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘗味, 味覺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 음미, 미각

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 味わうこと, 味覚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الذوق, حاسه الذوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טעימה, חוש הטעם‬

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