saborizar

Portuguese

Etymology

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Portuguese sabor

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izārelbor.

Portuguese -izar

Portuguese saborizar

From sabor + -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾiˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾiˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [sa.bo.ɾiˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾiˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.bu.ɾiˈzaɾ/ [sɐ.βu.ɾiˈzaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.bu.ɾiˈzaɾ/ [sɐ.βu.ɾiˈzaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.bu.ɾiˈza.ɾi/

Verb

saborizar (first-person singular present saborizo, first-person singular preterite saborizei, past participle saborizado)(Brazil)

1. to add flavoring
2. (uncommon) to spice up food (add spices)

   Synonym: temperar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saborizar (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	saborizar
Personal	saborizar	saborizares	saborizar	saborizarmos	saborizardes	saborizarem
Gerund
	saborizando
Past participle
Masculine	saborizado			saborizados
Feminine	saborizada			saborizadas
Indicative
Present	saborizo	saborizas	saboriza	saborizamos	saborizais	saborizam
Imperfect	saborizava	saborizavas	saborizava	saborizávamos	saborizáveis	saborizavam
Preterite	saborizei	saborizaste	saborizou	saborizamos1, saborizámos2	saborizastes	saborizaram
Pluperfect	saborizara	saborizaras	saborizara	saborizáramos	saborizáreis	saborizaram
Future	saborizarei	saborizarás	saborizará	saborizaremos	saborizareis	saborizarão
Conditional	saborizaria	saborizarias	saborizaria	saborizaríamos	saborizaríeis	saborizariam
Subjunctive
Present	saborize	saborizes	saborize	saborizemos	saborizeis	saborizem
Imperfect	saborizasse	saborizasses	saborizasse	saborizássemos	saborizásseis	saborizassem
Future	saborizar	saborizares	saborizar	saborizarmos	saborizardes	saborizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		saboriza	saborize	saborizemos	saborizai	saborizem
Negative (não)		não saborizes	não saborize	não saborizemos	não saborizeis	não saborizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• saborizante

Further reading

• “saborizar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “saborizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

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Spanish sabor

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish saborizar

From sabor + -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saboɾiˈθaɾ/ [sa.β̞o.ɾiˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /saboɾiˈsaɾ/ [sa.β̞o.ɾiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧bo‧ri‧zar

Verb

saborizar (first-person singular present saborizo, first-person singular preterite saboricé, past participle saborizado)

1. (transitive) to spice up; to make tasty or tastier

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saborizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			saborizar
gerund			saborizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saborizado		saborizada
		plural		saborizados		saborizadas
		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	saborizo	saborizastú saborizásvos	saboriza	saborizamos	saborizáis	saborizan
	imperfect	saborizaba	saborizabas	saborizaba	saborizábamos	saborizabais	saborizaban
	preterite	saboricé	saborizaste	saborizó	saborizamos	saborizasteis	saborizaron
	future	saborizaré	saborizarás	saborizará	saborizaremos	saborizaréis	saborizarán
	conditional	saborizaría	saborizarías	saborizaría	saborizaríamos	saborizaríais	saborizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	saborice	saboricestú saboricésvos2	saborice	saboricemos	saboricéis	saboricen
	imperfect (ra)	saborizara	saborizaras	saborizara	saborizáramos	saborizarais	saborizaran
	imperfect (se)	saborizase	saborizases	saborizase	saborizásemos	saborizaseis	saborizasen
	future1	saborizare	saborizares	saborizare	saborizáremos	saborizareis	saborizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saborizatú saborizávos	saborice	saboricemos	saborizad	saboricen
	negative		no saborices	no saborice	no saboricemos	no saboricéis	no saboricen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of saborizar (c-z alternation)

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 saborizar	dative	saborizarme	saborizarte	saborizarle, saborizarse	saborizarnos	saborizaros	saborizarles, saborizarse
	accusative	saborizarme	saborizarte	saborizarlo, saborizarla, saborizarse	saborizarnos	saborizaros	saborizarlos, saborizarlas, saborizarse
with gerund saborizando	dative	saborizándome	saborizándote	saborizándole, saborizándose	saborizándonos	saborizándoos	saborizándoles, saborizándose
	accusative	saborizándome	saborizándote	saborizándolo, saborizándola, saborizándose	saborizándonos	saborizándoos	saborizándolos, saborizándolas, saborizándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative saboriza	dative	saborízame	saborízate	saborízale	saborízanos	not used	saborízales
	accusative	saborízame	saborízate	saborízalo, saborízala	saborízanos	not used	saborízalos, saborízalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative saborizá	dative	saborizame	saborizate	saborizale	saborizanos	not used	saborizales
	accusative	saborizame	saborizate	saborizalo, saborizala	saborizanos	not used	saborizalos, saborizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative saborice	dative	saboríceme	not used	saborícele, saborícese	saborícenos	not used	saboríceles
	accusative	saboríceme	not used	saborícelo, saborícela, saborícese	saborícenos	not used	saborícelos, saborícelas
with first-person plural imperative saboricemos	dative	not used	saboricémoste	saboricémosle	saboricémonos	saboricémoos	saboricémosles
	accusative	not used	saboricémoste	saboricémoslo, saboricémosla	saboricémonos	saboricémoos	saboricémoslos, saboricémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative saborizad	dative	saborizadme	not used	saborizadle	saborizadnos	saborizaos	saborizadles
	accusative	saborizadme	not used	saborizadlo, saborizadla	saborizadnos	saborizaos	saborizadlos, saborizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative saboricen	dative	saborícenme	not used	saborícenle	saborícennos	not used	saborícenles, saborícense
	accusative	saborícenme	not used	saborícenlo, saborícenla	saborícennos	not used	saborícenlos, saborícenlas, saborícense

Derived terms

• saborizante

Further reading

• “saborizar”, 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