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  • verb transitive To smack; taste.
  • noun A smack; taste; scent.

Etymologies

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From Middle English smaken ("to smack, taste"), partly from Old English smacian ("to smack, pat, caress") and partly from Middle English smake, smac ("smack, taste, flavour"), from Old English smæc, smæcc ("taste, flavour"). Cognate with Scots smak ("to taste, scent, smell"). More at smack, smatch.

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