degust

transitive verb

de·​gust dēˈgəst 

variants or less commonly degustate

-ˈgəˌstāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: taste

especially : to savor or relish as a connoisseur or tester

observes and degusts the great world of London

—E. K. Brown

degustation

(ˌ)dēˌgəˈstāshən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

degust from Latin degustare, from de- + gustare to taste; degustate from Latin degustatus, past participle of degustare

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