degustation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
degustation /dɪgʌsˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
▶noun formal the action of tasting food or drink.
– origin C17: from L. degustatio(n-), from degustare, from de- ‘completely’ + gustare ‘to taste’.
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