schmecken
Meaning
- (copulative, weak) to taste
- (weak) to enjoy (the taste of something)
- (intransitive, weak) to taste good
Synonyms
Gaumen schmeicheln
Geschmack treffen
Translations
smaken
goûter
gustar
gustare
tastarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʃmɛkn̩]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German smecken, from Old High German smecchen, from Proto-West Germanic *smakkijan (“to taste”), from Proto-West Germanic *smakku (“a taste”). Compare English smack and smatch, as well as Lithuanian smagù (“cheerful, enjoyable, pleasant”).
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