saporare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sapōrāre (to flavour/flavor, make tasty), derived from Latin sapārī (taste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.poˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po‧rà‧re

Verb

saporàre (first-person singular present sapóro, first-person singular past historic saporài, past participle saporàto, auxiliary avére) (archaic, rare)

  1. (transitive) to flavour/flavor, to make tasty
    Synonym: insaporire
  2. (transitive) to savour/savor
    Synonym: assaporare

Conjugation

Further reading

  • saporare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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