saboreados

Saboreados is the participle form of the Spanish verb saborear, meaning to savor or to taste with appreciation. In use, saboreados describes foods, beverages, or experiences in which the flavor has been enjoyed slowly and fully. The term can also be employed metaphorically to refer to memories or moments that are savored or lingered over.

Etymology and grammar

Saborear derives from the noun sabor (flavor) and is related to the idea of savoring. Saboreados functions as an adjective in agreement with gender and number: saboreado (masc. sing.), saboreada (fem. sing.), saboreados (masc. pl.), saboreadas (fem. pl.). As an adjective, it commonly follows the noun it modifies, for example: platos saboreados, bebidas saboreadas.

Usage

Saboreados emphasizes the act of tasting with appreciation, contrasting with more evaluative terms like degustados, which can imply a deliberate tasting or assessment. It is suitable in culinary writing, food criticism, and descriptive narration to convey that the flavors were enjoyed attentively rather than simply consumed.

Examples

Los bocadillos estaban saboreados por todos los presentes.

Los postres, bien saboreados, dejaron un buen recuerdo entre los invitados.

En la degustación, cada bocado fue saboreado lentamente para apreciar las notas.

See also

Saborear, sabor, degustación, degustar.