DEGUSTATION

tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation

(noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; “cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

degustation (countable and uncountable, plural degustations)

tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation

Source: Wiktionary


Deg`us*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. degustatio: cf. F. dégustation.] (Physiol.)

Definition: Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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