finoman

Hungarian

Etymology

From finom (“fine, delicate; delicious, tasty”) +‎ -an (“-ly”, deadjectival adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfinomɒn]
  • Rhymes: -ɒn
  • Hyphenation: fi‧no‧man

Adverb

finoman (comparative finomabban, superlative legfinomabban)

  1. gently, subtly
    A pályaudvaron álltam, amikor valaki finoman megérintette a vállam.
    I was standing at the train station when someone gently touched my shoulder.
  2. deliciously, tastily
    A nagymamád nagyon finoman főz.
    Your grandmother cooks deliciously.
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