flavour or US flavor(ˈfleɪvə
)
Definitions
noun
- taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
- a substance added to food, etc, to impart a specific taste
- a distinctive quality or atmosphere; suggestion ⇒
a poem with a Shakespearean flavour
- a type or variety ⇒
various flavours of graphical interface
- physics a property of quarks that enables them to be differentiated into six types: up, down, strange, charm, bottom (or beauty), and top (or truth)
- See flavour of the month
verb
- (tr) to impart a flavour, taste, or quality to
Alternative Forms
ˈflavourer ˈflavorer noun ˈflavourless ˈflavorless adjective ˈflavoursome ˈflavorsome adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Old French flaour , from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blowTranslations
- British English:
flavour
The flavour of a food or drink is its taste.This cheese has a strong flavour.ˈfleɪvə NOUN This cheese has a strong flavour.
- Spanish:
sabor
nm
- French:
saveur
nf
- German:
Geschmack
nm Geschmäcker
- Chinese: 滋味 n
- Arabic: نَكْهَة n
- Portuguese: sabor nm
- Russian: аромат nm
- Croatian: okus nm
- Czech: chuť nf
- Danish: smag nutr
- Dutch: smaak nm
- Finnish: maku n
- Greek: γεύση nf
- Italian: gusto nm
- Japanese: 味 n
- Korean: 맛 n
- Norwegian: smaksvariant nm
- Polish: smak nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: sabor nm
- European Spanish:
sabor
nm
- Swedish: smak nutr
- Thai: รสชาด n
- Turkish: tat n
- Vietnamese: mùi vị n
Usage examples
Sunshine is also important for pears because it turns starches into sugars, thus giving the fruits their characteristic sweet flavour.
Country Life (2004)I thought the pot stickers were good and I was impressed by the flavour of the nut-free peanut butter.
Globe and Mail (2003)He's in the car park changing the CD on his campaign van lest I leave without the full flavour of his candidature.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Give a flavour , literally, to the taste of anticipation on my tongue.
, THE SLOW BREATH OF STONE: A Romanesque Love Story (2005)