snoepen

Meaning

1. to eat sweets or other tasty foods
2. (intransitive) to snack, to eat between meals
3. to savor, enjoy (used with 'van' and an object)

Concepts

relish

enjoy

snoop

sock

take delight in

Synonyms

blij zijn

genieten van

smullen

smikkelen

Translations

naschen

savourer

schlecken

saborear

se délecter

comer

🍽️

se régaler

genießen

gaudir

aimer

❤️

amuser

manger avec gourmandise

großen Gefallen finden

Gefallen finden an

sich schmecken lassen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsnu.pə(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: snobje

Cognate with Norwegian: snopa

In summary

Attested from the 16th century. Etymology unclear, but Philippa et al. posit a derivation from Dutch snappen. Compare German Low German snopen (“to nibble, snack, lick”), West Frisian snobje (“buy candy, snack, have an affair”), Norwegian snopa, perhaps all ultimately from Old Norse snópa (“to idle around”), from Proto-Germanic *snōpāną, related to Proto-Germanic *snapāną, *snappōną (“to snap, chatter”).

Sentences

Kinderen snoepen te veel .

Children snack too much.