degustieren
German, verb[deɡʊsˈtiːʁən]
degustieren is spelled D-E-G-U-S-T-I-E-R-E-N (11 letters). Degustieren is a German verb meaning “to try (a food) critically, to determine how it tastes and smells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lebensmittel durch das Kosten und Probieren sowie das Prüfen des Geruches oder Geschmackes testen”.
What does degustieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
Switzerlandto try (a food) critically, to determine how it tastes and smells
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Lebensmittel durch das Kosten und Probieren sowie das Prüfen des Geruches oder Geschmackes testen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of degustieren
- degustiert present singular third-person
- degustierte past
- haben auxiliary
- degustierend participle present
- degustiere first-person indicative present
- degustierst indicative present second-person
- degustierest second-person singular subjunctive
- degustieret plural second-person subjunctive
- degustierten first-person indicative plural
- degustiertest indicative preterite second-person
- degustiertet indicative plural preterite
- degustier imperative second-person singular
- habe degustiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben degustiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- degustier! imperative singular
- degustiere! imperative singular
- degustiert! imperative plural
- degustiert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce degustieren?
- [deɡʊsˈtiːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.