gustation

English

Etymology

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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)
• German: Geschmack (de) m
• Icelandic: bragðskyn (is) n
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• Japanese: 味覚 (ja) (みかく, mikaku)
• Turkish: çeşni (tr)