saborear
verbCEFR B1
What does “saborear” mean in English?
to savour
to savour (eat or drink slowly with deliberate attention to flavour) — saborear cada bocado, saborear el vino
Example sentences
Tómate el tiempo de saborear cada bocado en lugar de engullir la comida; así disfrutarás mucho más de la experiencia.
Take the time to savour each mouthful rather than wolfing down your food; that way you will enjoy the experience much more.
Cuando por fin tomamos asiento en el restaurante, saboreamos el menú de degustación plato a plato sin ninguna prisa.
When we finally sat down at the restaurant, we savoured the tasting menu course by course without any hurry.
How to use it
Saborear means 'to savour' — to eat or drink something slowly, paying deliberate attention to the taste. It implies a conscious, unhurried engagement with flavour, in contrast to simply probar (to taste quickly) or comer (to eat). It is a regular -ar verb. Saborear can extend metaphorically (saborear el éxito = to savour success) but the food sense is the B1 focus.
Common mistake
Saborear is not simply a synonym for probar. Probar = to taste briefly (checking seasoning); saborear = to savour at length (deliberate pleasure). Using saborear to mean 'quickly tasting a sauce' sounds incongruous. The noun form is sabor (flavour/taste), which is different from the verb.