No. 9,556 in French

dégustation

Tasting, especially of food or drink.

In a sentence

Aujourd'hui, nous avons participé à une dégustation de vins locaux.
Today, we participated in a tasting of local wines.
In this sentence, 'dégustation' is used to describe the organized event focusing on sampling and savoring local wines.
La dégustation de chocolat est un plaisir pour les amateurs de cacao.
Chocolate tasting is a pleasure for cocoa lovers.
Here, 'dégustation' refers to the act of sampling and appreciating the flavor and quality of different types of chocolate.
La société propose une dégustation gratuite de ses nouveaux produits.
The company offers a free tasting of its new products.
In this context, 'dégustation' is used to describe the opportunity given to customers or guests to experience and evaluate the new products.

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