dégustation
French, noun/de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃/
dégustation is spelled D-É-G-U-S-T-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dégustation is a French feminine noun meaning “tasting, act of tasting or trying out food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de déguster”.
What does dégustation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetasting, act of tasting or trying out food
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de déguster. 2. Séance dans laquelle des convives dégustent des vins, des mets, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dégustation
- dégustations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dégustation?
- /de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dégustation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dégustation in French?
dégustation appears 3.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).