Makuinen

Makuinen is a Finnish adjective meaning having flavor or flavored, used to describe foods, beverages, or other substances with a noticeable taste. It refers to something that possesses a definite, perceivable flavor, as opposed to being bland.

The word is built from the noun maku, meaning taste or flavor, with the common adjectival suffix -inen. This formation is typical for Finnish words that describe a characteristic or quality of something.

In usage, makuinen appears in descriptive or literary contexts and is less common in everyday speech than synonyms such as maukas or hyvänmakuinen. It can describe various edible or drinkable items, for example, makuinen kahvi (flavored coffee) or makuinen kastike (tasty sauce). The adjective can also appear in compounds like erikoismakuinen (special-flavored) to indicate a particular flavor profile.

Related terms include maku (taste) and maukas (delicious). While makuinen conveys that a product has a taste, it does not inherently express the degree of appeal as strongly as maukas, which is the more common term for “delicious” in everyday Finnish.