insaporiscono

Insaporiscono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb insaporire, meaning to flavor or to make tastier. It is used transitively to indicate that something adds flavor to food or makes it more appealing. For example, gli ingredienti insaporiscono il sugo (the ingredients flavor the sauce) or le erbe insaporiscono la zuppa (the herbs flavor the soup).

Grammatical notes: insaporire is a regular -ire verb that employs the -isc- stem in several present-tense forms. Its full present tense is: io insaporisco, tu insaporisci, lui/lei insaporisce, noi insaporiamo, voi insaporite, loro insaporiscono. The form insaporiscono specifically corresponds to a plural subject performing the action.

Etymology: insaporire derives from sapore, meaning taste, with the prefix in- to indicate addition or enhancement, rooted in the Latin tradition of flavor and seasoning.

Usage: in culinary contexts, insaporire describes the enhancement of flavor through ingredients such as salt, pepper, herbs, garlic, cheese, broths, oils, or marinades. It can also appear in more complex processes like reductions or slow cooking that intensify taste. Figuratively, the verb can be used to indicate making a text or discourse more engaging, though this sense is less common than its gastronomic use.

See also: insaporire, aromatizzare, condire, insipido. This article focuses on the verb’s culinary sense and its plural present form insaporiscono as a typical example of the language’s flavor-centric vocabulary.