Definition
To taste or smell something slowly and carefully while enjoying it; to appreciate something fully.
Etymology
From Old French 'savour' meaning 'taste' or 'flavor,' derived from Latin 'sapere' meaning 'to taste' or 'to be wise.' The connection between tasting and wisdom reflects how Romans valued sensory experience as a form of knowledge.
Kelly Says
The word 'sapere' (to taste) is also the root of 'sapiens' in Homo sapiens—meaning 'wise man.' Ancient people literally connected wisdom with the sense of taste, which is why we still 'savor' good experiences rather than just having them!
Translations
ARالعربية
استمتع
is-ta-mat-ta
CSČeština
užít si
oo-zit si
DEDeutsch
genießen
ge-niß-en
ELΕλληνικά
γευματίζω
yeu-ma-ti-zo
ESEspañol
saborear
sah-bo-ray-ar
FAفارسی
لذت بردن
la-dzt bor-den
FISuomi
nauttia
nau-t-tia
FRFrançais
savourer
sa-vure
GUGU
આનંદ લેવું
aan-and lev-u
HEעברית
לסבוש
le-sa-boosh
HIहिन्दी
स्वाद लेना
swaad le-na
HUMagyar
élvezni
el-vez-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
nikmati
ni-k-ma-ti
ITItaliano
godersi
goh-deh-r-see
MRMR
स्वाद घ्या
swaad ghya
MSBahasa Melayu
nikmati
ni-k-ma-ti
NLNederlands
smaken
sma-ken
PLPolski
delektować się
deh-lek-to-wa-ty sie
PTPortuguês
saborear
sa-bo-ray-ar
RORomână
a savura
a sa-voo-ra
RUРусский
наслаждаться
nasladzhda-tsya
SVSvenska
njuta av
nyu-ta av
TAதமிழ்
சாப்பிட
chaap-pid-a
TEతెలుగు
గుండుకున్న
gun-du-ku-nna
THไทย
เพลิดเพลิน
phlit phlin
TLTL
pag-aralan
pa-ga-ra-lan
TRTürkçe
tatbik etmek
tat-bik eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
на смак
na sma-k
URاردو
مذاق لینا
ma-zaq le-na
VITiếng Việt
ngắm nghía
ngâm nghià