schmacke

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === schmaache (western Ripuarian, westernmost Moselle Franconian) schmake (western Moselle Franconian) schmecke (younger variant in some dialects, including Kölsch) === Etymology === From Middle High German smacken. Compare German Geschmack and schmecken. The form with -ch- goes back to Middle High German smachen, from an ungeminated form corresponding to Dutch smaken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃmakə/ === Verb === schmacke (third-person singular present schmack or schmackt, preterite schmackte or schmok, past participle jeschmack or geschmackt) (central and eastern dialects of both Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian) to taste (intransitive) to have a taste (transitive) to perceive a taste == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German smacken. Compare German schmecken, Dutch smaken, English smack. === Verb === schmacke to taste to smell