n.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ē - ˌ g ə s- ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French dégustation, from Latin degustation-, degustatio, from degustare to taste, from de- + gustare to taste ― more at CHOOSE
Date: circa 1656
: the action or an instance of tasting especially in a series of small portions
– de · gust \ di- ' g ə st, d ē - \ transitive verb