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Gustatory: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Gustatory adjective. To do with tasting or the sense of taste.
How to say it
GUS-tuh-tuh-ree/ˈɡʌstət(ə)ri/ · American /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔri/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (GUS).
Gustatory in a sentence
The tasting menu was a gustatory tour of the whole coast.
Smell supplies most of what we think of as gustatory pleasure.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- gustative
- taste
Where gustatory comes from
From Latin gustare, to taste.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Smell supplies most of what we think of as _____ pleasure.
- sumptuous
- gustatory
- succulent
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gustatory: Smell supplies most of what we think of as gustatory pleasure.