Polyglot Dictionary

degustar

/deɣusˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
degusto
preterite (yo)
degusté
past participle
degustado

Meaning

  1. to taste

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

catar

degustar is more formal or gastronomic, like wine tasting; catar is similar, tasting to evaluate quality.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

degustar

degustar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to taste."

Practice

1 What does degustar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches degustar?

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