Smatch

Origin

From Middle English smacchen, smecchen ("to taste"), from Old English smæċċan ("to taste"), from Proto-Germanic *smakkōną, *smakōną, *smakkijaną ("to taste"), from Proto-Indo-European *smAk-, *smAg- ("to taste"). Cognate with Dutch smaken ("to taste"), German schmecken ("to taste"), Danish smage ("to taste"), Lithuanian smagù ("cheerful, enjoyable, pleasant").

Full definition of smatch

Noun

1. smack, taste
• Shakespeare Caesar|VThy life hath had some smatch of honour in it
2. tincture
3. trace, small quantity, smidge, smattering or smidgen

Verb

1. (intransitive) To have a taste, smack.
2. (transitive) To have a taste or sample of, smack of, taste.
3. (obsolete) To smack.