Dictionary

gustation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-der. Latin gustō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gustatio, gustationisbor. English gustation Borrowed from Latin gustatio, gustationis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of tasting.
   • The organ of gustation is not, therefore, restricted to the production of that sense, but participates in the sense of touch. 1841, Robley Dunglison, Human Physiology, page 109:
2. (countable, uncountable) The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.

Forms

Antonyms

ageusia

Deriveds

pregustation

Holonyms

six senses · five senses

Hypernyms

sense

Relateds

palate · gustatory · tooth

Synonyms

gust · gustation · taste

Translations (13)

bg вкусово усещане (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · sv smaksinne (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · it gustazione (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · es gustación (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · is bragðskyn (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · tr çeşni (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · ca gustació (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · eo gustosenso (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · ja 味覚 (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · fr gustation (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · pt gustação (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · da smagsløg (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste) · de Geschmack (The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste)