taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality“cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most”Synonyms: tastingsavoringsavouringrelishing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Degustation \Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F. d['e]gustation.] (Physiol.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]