Gustation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his cold deprived him of his sense of taste

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gustatory modality sense of taste taste

Parts of Speech

noun	the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth “his cold deprived him of his sense of taste”

Word Forms

tasty	adjective	pleasing to the sense of taste
taste	verb	distinguish flavors
gustatory	adjective	of or relating to gustation
gustatorial	adjective	of or relating to gustation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschmack

die Fähigkeit, im Mund süße, saure, bittere und salzige Eigenschaften zu unterscheiden

🇪🇸Spanish

gustación

la facultad de distinguir las propiedades dulces, ácidas, amargas y saladas en la boca

🇮🇹Italian

degustazione

la facoltà di distinguere in bocca le proprietà dolce, acido, amaro e salato

🇳🇱Dutch

smaak

het vermogen om zoete, zure, bittere en zoute eigenschappen in de mond te onderscheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

gustação

a faculdade de distinguir propriedades doces, azedas, amargas e salgadas na boca

🇷🇺Russian

дегустация

способность различать во рту сладкое, кислое, горькое и соленое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वाद

मुँह में मीठे, खट्टे, कड़वे और नमकीन गुणों को पहचानने की क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

দমক

মুখের মিষ্টি, টক, তেতো এবং নোনতা বৈশিষ্ট্যের পার্থক্য করার অনুষদ

🇮🇳Tamil

உற்சாகம்

வாயில் உள்ள இனிப்பு, புளிப்பு, கசப்பு மற்றும் உப்பு பண்புகளை வேறுபடுத்தும் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉప్పొంగడం

నోటిలోని తీపి, పులుపు, చేదు మరియు లవణం లక్షణాలను గుర్తించే అధ్యాపకులు

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वासोच्छवास

तोंडातील गोड, आंबट, कडू आणि खारट गुणधर्मांमध्ये फरक करण्याची फॅकल्टी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગસ્ટેશન

મોંમાં મીઠા, ખાટા, કડવા અને ખારા ગુણોને અલગ પાડવાની ફેકલ્ટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಬಾಯಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಹಿ, ಹುಳಿ, ಕಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಪ್ಪು ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುವ ಅಧ್ಯಾಪಕರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗസ്റ്റേഷൻ

വായിലെ മധുരം, പുളി, കയ്പ്പ്, ഉപ്പ് എന്നിവയെ വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാനുള്ള കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ

ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿੱਠੇ, ਖੱਟੇ, ਕੌੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਨਮਕੀਨ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਫੈਕਲਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھونکا

منہ میں میٹھی، کھٹی، کڑوی اور نمکین خصوصیات کی تمیز کرنے کی فیکلٹی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

味觉

口腔中辨别甜、酸、苦、咸特性的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

味覚

口の中の甘味、酸味、苦味、塩味を区別する能力

🇰🇷Korean

맛보기

입안의 단맛, 신맛, 쓴맛, 짠맛을 구별하는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự háu ăn

khả năng phân biệt các đặc tính ngọt, chua, đắng, mặn trong miệng

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระปรี้กระเปร่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencicipan

kemampuan membedakan sifat manis, asam, pahit, dan asin di mulut

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbugso ng hangin

ang kakayahan ng pagkilala sa matamis, maasim, mapait, at maalat na mga katangian sa bibig

🇲🇾Malay

tiupan angin

fakulti membezakan sifat manis, masam, pahit, dan masin di dalam mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذوق حاسة

القدرة على تمييز خصائص الحلو والحامض والمر والمالح في الفم

🇮🇷Persian

چشیدن

توانایی تشخیص خواص شیرین، ترش، تلخ و شور در دهان

🇹🇷Turkish

tatma

Ağızdaki tatlı, ekşi, acı ve tuzlu özelliklerini ayırt etme yeteneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוסטה

היכולת להבחין בין תכונות מתוקות, חמוצות, מרירות ומלוחות בפה

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The primary meaning of 'gustation' is 'the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth'.

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