saborear

Galician

Verb

1. to taste, savor
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of saborear
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of saborear

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Portuguese

Etymology

Sabor (“flavour”) +‎ -ear, from Old Galician-Portuguese sabor, from Latin sapor, saporis (“flavor, taste”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.buˈɾjaɾ/ [sɐ.βuˈɾjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.buˈɾjaɾ/ [sɐ.βuˈɾjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.buˈɾja.ɾi/ [sɐ.βuˈɾja.ɾi]

• IPA^(key): [sa.bo.ɾej.ˈa(ɹ)], [sa.bo.ˈɾja(ɹ)]
• IPA^(key): [sa.bo.ɾe.ˈa(ɻ)], [sa.bo.ˈɾja(ɻ)]
• Hyphenation: sa‧bo‧re‧ar

Verb

1. to taste (to sample the flavour of something)
2. to relish (to taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of)
3. (figurative) to delight oneself with something
4. (rare) to season (to flavour food with spices)

Synonyms

• (to taste): degustar, experimentar, provar
• (to relish): degustar
• (to delight oneself): apreciar, deleitar-se, deliciar-se, regojizar-se
• (to season): temperar

Related terms

• sabor
• saboreado
• saboreável
• saborosamente
• saboroso

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Spanish

Etymology

sabor +‎ -ear

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saboɾeˈaɾ/ [sa.β̞o.ɾeˈaɾ]

Verb

saborear (first-person singular present saboreo, first-person singular preterite saboreé, past participle saboreado)

1. (transitive) to taste; to savour, savor
2. (transitive) to relish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saborear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			saborear
gerund			saboreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saboreado		saboreada
		plural		saboreados		saboreadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	saboreo	saboreastú saboreásvos	saborea	saboreamos	saboreáis	saborean
	imperfect	saboreaba	saboreabas	saboreaba	saboreábamos	saboreabais	saboreaban
	preterite	saboreé	saboreaste	saboreó	saboreamos	saboreasteis	saborearon
	future	saborearé	saborearás	saboreará	saborearemos	saborearéis	saborearán
	conditional	saborearía	saborearías	saborearía	saborearíamos	saborearíais	saborearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	saboree	saboreestú saboreésvos2	saboree	saboreemos	saboreéis	saboreen
	imperfect (ra)	saboreara	saborearas	saboreara	saboreáramos	saborearais	saborearan
	imperfect (se)	saborease	saboreases	saborease	saboreásemos	saboreaseis	saboreasen
	future1	saboreare	saboreares	saboreare	saboreáremos	saboreareis	saborearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saboreatú saboreávos	saboree	saboreemos	saboread	saboreen
	negative		no saborees	no saboree	no saboreemos	no saboreéis	no saboreen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of saborear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive saborear
	dative	saborearme	saborearte	saborearle, saborearse	saborearnos	saborearos	saborearles, saborearse
	accusative	saborearme	saborearte	saborearlo, saborearla, saborearse	saborearnos	saborearos	saborearlos, saborearlas, saborearse
with gerund saboreando
	dative	saboreándome	saboreándote	saboreándole, saboreándose	saboreándonos	saboreándoos	saboreándoles, saboreándose
	accusative	saboreándome	saboreándote	saboreándolo, saboreándola, saboreándose	saboreándonos	saboreándoos	saboreándolos, saboreándolas, saboreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative saborea
	dative	saboréame	saboréate	saboréale	saboréanos	not used	saboréales
	accusative	saboréame	saboréate	saboréalo, saboréala	saboréanos	not used	saboréalos, saboréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative saboreá
	dative	saboreame	saboreate	saboreale	saboreanos	not used	saboreales
	accusative	saboreame	saboreate	saborealo, saboreala	saboreanos	not used	saborealos, saborealas
with formal second-person singular imperative saboree
	dative	saboréeme	not used	saboréele, saboréese	saboréenos	not used	saboréeles
	accusative	saboréeme	not used	saboréelo, saboréela, saboréese	saboréenos	not used	saboréelos, saboréelas
with first-person plural imperative saboreemos
	dative	not used	saboreémoste	saboreémosle	saboreémonos	saboreémoos	saboreémosles
	accusative	not used	saboreémoste	saboreémoslo, saboreémosla	saboreémonos	saboreémoos	saboreémoslos, saboreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative saboread
	dative	saboreadme	not used	saboreadle	saboreadnos	saboreaos	saboreadles
	accusative	saboreadme	not used	saboreadlo, saboreadla	saboreadnos	saboreaos	saboreadlos, saboreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative saboreen
	dative	saboréenme	not used	saboréenle	saboréennos	not used	saboréenles, saboréense
	accusative	saboréenme	not used	saboréenlo, saboréenla	saboréennos	not used	saboréenlos, saboréenlas, saboréense

Related terms

• sabroso

See also

• antojar

Further reading

• “saborear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014