Degustation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  degustation
       n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality;
           "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed
           most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {relishing}]