saborear

saborear

Galician

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of saborear

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	saborear
personal	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearen
Gerund
	saboreando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	saboreado			saboreados
feminine	saboreada			saboreadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
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	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	saboree	saborees	saboree	saboreemos	saboreedes	saboreen
preterite	saborease	saboreases	saborease	saboreásemos	saboreásedes	saboreasen
future	saborear	saboreares	saborear	saborearmos	saboreardes	saborearen
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	saborea	saboree	saboreemos	saboreade	saboreen
negative	–	saborees	saboree	saboreemos	saboreedes	saboreen

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Portuguese

Etymology

From sabor (“flavour”) +‎ -ear, from Old Portuguese sabor, from Latin sapōrem (“flavor, taste”).

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)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.bo.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/

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

• 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

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

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]
• 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

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