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flavour

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fla·vour  (flvr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of flavor.

flavour or US flavor
Noun
1. taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
2. a distinctive quality or atmosphere: Rome has its own particular flavour
Verb
to give flavour to: salmon flavoured with dill [Old French flaour]
flavourless or US
flavorless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flavourflavour - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"
Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood"
Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
2.flavour - (physics) the six kinds of quarks
kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
3.flavourflavour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
Verb1.flavour - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
sauce - dress (food) with a relish
curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated"
spice up, zest, spice - add herbs or spices to
savour, savor - give taste to
salt - add salt to

flavour U.S. flavor
noun 1. taste, seasoning, flavouring, savour, extract, essence, relish, smack, aroma, odour, zest, tang, zing (informal) piquancy, tastiness << OPPOSITE blandness
verb 3. season, spice, add flavour to, enrich, infuse, imbue, pep up, leaven, ginger up, lace
Translations
Spanish flavour, flavor (US) [ˈfleɪvəʳ] nsabor m; gusto
vtsazonar, condimentar;
strawberry flavoured → con sabor a fresa

French flavour (US), flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] ngoût m, saveur f [of ice cream etc]; parfum m
vtparfumer, aromatiser;
vanilla-flavoured → à l'arôme de vanille, vanillé(e);
what flavours do you have? → quels parfums avez-vous?;
to give or add flavour to → donner du goût à, relever

German flavour (US) flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] nGeschmack m;
(of ice-cream etc) → Geschmacksrichtung f
vtGeschmack verleihen +dat;
to give or add flavour to → Geschmack verleihen +dat;
music with an African flavour (fig) → Musik mit einer afrikanischen Note;
strawberry-flavoured → mit Erdbeergeschmack

Italian flavour (US), flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] ngusto, sapore m
vanilla-flavoured → al gusto di vaniglia

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What would you say, sir squire, to my having such a great natural instinct in judging wines that you have only to let me smell one and I can tell positively its country, its kind, its flavour and soundness, the changes it will undergo, and everything that appertains to a wine?
As corpses they thought to live; in black draped they their corpses; even in their talk do I still feel the evil flavour of charnel-houses.
I think I taste that whey now--with a flavour so delicate that one can hardly distinguish it from an odour, and with that soft gliding warmth that fills one's imagination with a still, happy dreaminess.
 
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