saporare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sapōrāre, present active infinitive of sapōrō (“I flavour, make tasty”), derived from Latin sapor (“taste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.poˈra.re/
• Hyphenation: sa‧po‧rà‧re

Verb

saporare (archaic, rare)

1. (transitive) to flavour, to make tasty

   Synonym: insaporire

2. (transitive) to savour

   Synonym: assaporare

Related terms

• sapore

References

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