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smack (2)

smack [ smak ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. distinctive taste: a unique flavor or taste of something

2. hint: a small amount or trace



intransitive verb  (past and past participle smacked, present participle smack·ing, 3rd person present singular smacks)
Definition:
 
1. be distinctively flavored: to have a unique flavor or taste

2. express something indirectly: to suggest or hint at something
an editorial that smacked of snobbery

[ Old English smæc "taste" < Germanic]
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