en smak
Meaning
taste; flavour; taste
In Swedish: förmåga att känna sött, surt etc
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en smak |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | smaken |
| Plural, indefinite | smaker |
| Plural, definite | smakerna |
smak is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor smak, den stora smaken. Check another noun
Practise smak
1 / 2Is it en smak or ett smak?
smak in a sentence
- lukt och smaksmell and taste
- en smak av kanela taste of cinnamon
- kjolen föll henne i smakenthe dress struck her fancy
- hon har utsökt smakshe has immaculate taste
- en krämig sås med smak av citrona creamy sauce with a taste of lemon
- Den var inte i hans smakIt wasn't to his taste
- tycke och smakopinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)
Expressions
- efter tycke och smakaccording to one's fancy
Words built with smak
- fruktsmak fruity taste
- smaksensation taste sensation
- smaklös tasteless
- publiksmak public taste
- smakriktning trend in taste
- smakfull tasteful
Questions
What does smak mean in English?
smak means “taste; flavour, taste”.
Is it en smak or ett smak?
It is en smak, and “the taste” is smaken.
What is the plural of smak?
The plural of smak is smaker, and the definite plural is smakerna.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.
Nearby common words
smak is number 1,951 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

