saborear

Galician

Verb

saborear (first-person singular present saboreo, first-person singular preterite saboreei, past participle saboreado)
saborear (first-person singular present saboreio, first-person singular preterite saboreei, past participle saboreado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to taste, savor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saborear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	saborear
Personal	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearen
Gerund
	saboreando
Past participle
Masculine	saboreado			saboreados
Feminine	saboreada			saboreadas
Indicative
Present	saboreo	saboreas	saborea	saboreamos	saboreades	saborean
Imperfect	saboreaba	saboreabas	saboreaba	saboreabamos	saboreabades	saboreaban
Preterite	saboreei	saboreaches	saboreou	saboreamos	saboreastes	saborearon
Pluperfect	saboreara	saborearas	saboreara	saborearamos	saborearades	saborearan
Future	saborearei	saborearás	saboreará	saborearemos	saborearedes	saborearán
Conditional	saborearía	saborearías	saborearía	saboreariamos	saboreariades	saborearían
Subjunctive
Present	saboree	saborees	saboree	saboreemos	saboreedes	saboreen
Imperfect	saborease	saboreases	saborease	saboreásemos	saboreásedes	saboreasen
Future	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearen
Imperative
Affirmative		saborea	saboree	saboreemos	saboreade	saboreen
Negative (non)		non saborees	non saboree	non saboreemos	non saboreedes	non saboreen

    Reintegrated conjugation of saborear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	saborear
Personal	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearem
Gerund
	saboreando
Past participle
Masculine	saboreado			saboreados
Feminine	saboreada			saboreadas
Indicative
Present	saboreio, saboreo1	saboreias, saboreas1	saboreia, saborea1	saboreamos	saboreades, saboreais	saboreiam, saboream1
Imperfect	saboreava	saboreavas	saboreava	saboreávamos	saboreávades, saboreáveis, saboreávais1	saboreavam
Preterite	saboreei	saboreaste, saboreache1	saboreou	saboreamos	saboreastes	saboreárom, saborearam
Pluperfect	saboreara	saborearas	saboreara	saboreáramos	saboreárades, saboreáreis, saboreárais1	saborearam
Future	saborearei	saborearás	saboreará	saborearemos	saborearedes, saboreareis	saborearám, saborearão
Conditional	saborearia	saborearias	saborearia	saborearíamos	saborearíades, saborearíeis, saborearíais1	saboreariam
Subjunctive
Present	saboreie, saboree1	saboreies, saborees1	saboreie, saboree1	saboreemos	saboreedes, saboreeis	saboreiem, saboreem1
Imperfect	saboreasse	saboreasses	saboreasse	saboreássemos	saboreássedes, saboreásseis	saboreassem
Future	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearem
Imperative
Affirmative		saboreia, saborea1	saboreie, saboree1	saboreemos	saboreade, saboreai	saboreiem, saboreem1
Negative (nom)		nom saboreies, nom saborees1	nom saboreie, nom saboree1	nom saboreemos	nom saboreedes, nom saboreeis	nom saboreiem, nom saboreem1

¹Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

From sabor (“flavour”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾeˈa(h)], /sa.bo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /sa.boˈɾja(ʁ)/ [sa.boˈɾja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾeˈa(h)], /sa.bo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /sa.boˈɾja(ʁ)/ [sa.boˈɾja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ɾ)/, /sa.bo.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [sa.bo.ɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /sa.boˈɾja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾeˈa(χ)], /sa.bo.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /sa.boˈɾja(ʁ)/ [sa.boˈɾja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/, /sa.bo.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [sa.bo.ɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /sa.boˈɾja(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾeˈa(h)]

 

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

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

• Hyphenation: sa‧bo‧re‧ar

Verb

saborear (first-person singular present saboreio, first-person singular preterite saboreei, past participle saboreado)

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)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saborear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	saborear
Personal	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearem
Gerund
	saboreando
Past participle
Masculine	saboreado			saboreados
Feminine	saboreada			saboreadas
Indicative
Present	saboreio	saboreias	saboreia	saboreamos	saboreais	saboreiam
Imperfect	saboreava	saboreavas	saboreava	saboreávamos	saboreáveis	saboreavam
Preterite	saboreei	saboreaste	saboreou	saboreamos1, saboreámos2	saboreastes	saborearam
Pluperfect	saboreara	saborearas	saboreara	saboreáramos	saboreáreis	saborearam
Future	saborearei	saborearás	saboreará	saborearemos	saboreareis	saborearão
Conditional	saborearia	saborearias	saborearia	saborearíamos	saborearíeis	saboreariam
Subjunctive
Present	saboreie	saboreies	saboreie	saboreemos	saboreeis	saboreiem
Imperfect	saboreasse	saboreasses	saboreasse	saboreássemos	saboreásseis	saboreassem
Future	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearem
Imperative
Affirmative		saboreia	saboreie	saboreemos	saboreai	saboreiem
Negative (não)		não saboreies	não saboreie	não saboreemos	não saboreeis	não saboreiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

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

Further reading

• “saborear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “saborear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From sabor +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧bo‧re‧ar

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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025