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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[Latin gustātiō, gustātiōn-, an appetizer, from gustātus, past participle of gustāre, to taste, from gustus, taste. See gusto.]
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The act of tasting or the sense of taste.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the faculty of taste
Synonyms: taste, sense of taste, gustatory modality
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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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الذوق, حاسه الذوق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - טעימה, חוש הטעם
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