Geschmack

German

Etymology

From Old High German gismac, gismah, smac from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *smeg- (“taste”). Cognate with Dutch smaak, English smack, smatch, Swedish smak, Danish smag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃmak/
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  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Geschmack m (genitive Geschmackes or Geschmacks, plural Geschmäcker or Geschmäcke)

  1. taste
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 19:
      Die eigenen Zimmer hatten sich die Enkel nach persönlichem Geschmack eingerichtet.
      The grandchildren had furnished their own rooms according to their personal taste.
  2. flavour

Usage notes

  • The normal plural is Geschmäcker. This form is labelled colloquial in many dictionaries, but has now become common in all registers. The older form Geschmäcke is less common.

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