smakende

Smakende is a present participle form in Norwegian (and in related Scandinavian languages) derived from the verb smake, meaning to taste. It can function as a verbal participle or as an adjective meaning “tasting” or “having a taste,” and is used to describe things related to taste, flavor, or the act of tasting. The word appears in gastronomic and sensory contexts as well as in culinary writing.

Etymology and cognates: Smakende comes from Old Norse smaka, with cognates in Danish (smagende) and Swedish (smakande). The root smak- is connected to taste and flavor across the Germanic language family, and the present-participle form is used to convey ongoing action or a descriptive quality.

Usage: In Norwegian, smakende is most often found in formal or descriptive discourse such as tasting notes, menu descriptions, or product literature. It may describe a process (for example, tasting samples) or convey a sensory quality of something associated with flavor. In everyday speech, more common expressions for flavor include words like smakfull or god smak, and smakende as a standalone descriptor is relatively rare outside specialized writing.

See also: smak, smakfull, smaksnoter, aroma.