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gustofacial en · ADJ

Etymology

From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and facial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.
    • In the gustofacial reflex, sweet tastes evoke a smile, bitter tastes produce a look of disgust and sticking out of the tongue, while sour tastes make the newborn purse its lips. 1993, Richard Cytowic, The Man Who Tasted Shapes: