Meanings
noundegustation (countable and uncountable, plural degustations)
plural degustations · alternative dégustation
- countableuncountabletasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
Synonyms & antonyms
nountaking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindegustatio, degustationem
- Frenchdégustation
- Englishdegustation
Borrowed from French dégustation, from Latin degustatio, degustationem, from degusto.
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degustation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degustation
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“degustation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degustation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degustation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degustation.
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