gustation

• Существительное, обозначающее чувство вкуса или способность различать такие вкусы, как сладкий, кислый, горький и соленый во рту.

A noun referring to the sense of taste, or the faculty of distinguishing flavors such as sweet, sour, bitter, and salty in the mouth.

uncountable

1. Sense of tasteC1formal

   The ability to perceive and distinguish flavors such as sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami through the mouth.

   Вкус

   • Gustation is one of the five traditional senses.
   • The study of gustation involves the taste buds on the tongue.
   • His gustation was impaired after the illness.

   Synonymspalatetaste