The sense of taste; the act or ability to taste something.
From Latin 'gustus' meaning taste, probably from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning to taste or choose. This word is the root of modern English words like 'gustatory' and 'gusto.'
Latin 'gustus' is the ancestor of an entire family of taste-related words in English, but it's fascinating that the original Latin word directly meant both the physical sensation and a person's refined judgment or preference.
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