DEGUSTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does degustation mean? 

• DEGUSTATION (noun)
  The noun DEGUSTATION has 1 sense:

1. taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality

  Familiarity information: DEGUSTATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEGUSTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

degustation; relishing; savoring; savouring; tasting

Context example:

cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most

Hypernyms ("degustation" is a kind of...):

eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)

Derivation:

degust (taste with relish)