вку́сен
vkúsen
The Bulgarian word for delicious is вку́сен (vkúsen).
The word is used to describe food that is pleasing to the taste. In casual conversation, вкусен is the most common way to describe food, whereas words like превкусен or възхитителен would imply a more intense or exquisite level of deliciousness.
Meaning: pleasing to taste (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, this word must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use вкусна for feminine nouns like супа (soup), вкусно for neuter nouns like ястие (dish) and вкусни for plural nouns like плодове (fruits).
How do you pronounce it?
vkúsen
Did you know?
- While вкусен describes the food, the Bulgarian word for 'tasty' can also be used figuratively to describe a 'tasty' or tempting piece of gossip.
- When describing a meal as възхитителен, a Bulgarian is moving beyond 'delicious' to mean 'admirable' or 'inspiring', as the root word refers to admiration.
- The root вкус is shared with other Slavic languages, such as Russian and Serbian, making the word for 'delicious' recognizable across a huge part of Eastern Europe.
Examples in context
- Печените картофи са много вкусни.The roasted potatoes are very delicious.
- Този кекс е изключително вкусен.This cake is exceptionally delicious.
- Ресторантът сервира изящна храна.The restaurant serves exquisite food.
- Кексът на баба е страшно вкусен.Grandma's cake is scarily delicious.
- Това е много вкусно.This is very delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “delicious” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
