flavour

fla·vour  (flvr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of flavor.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flavour - 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" flavor, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone 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 flavor 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.	flavour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sapidity, savor, savour, smack, flavor, nip, relish, tang 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
Verb	1.	flavour - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" flavor, season 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

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flavour U.S. flavor

noun 1. taste, seasoning, flavouring, savour, extract, essence, relish, smack, aroma, odour, zest, tang, zing (informal) piquancy, tastiness << OPPOSITE blandness

noun 2. quality, feeling, feel, style, property, touch, character, aspect, tone, suggestion, stamp, essence, tinge, soupçon (French)

verb 3. season, spice, add flavour to, enrich, infuse, imbue, pep up, leaven, ginger up, lace

Translations

flavour, flavor (US) [ˈfleɪvəʳ] n → sabor m; gusto

vt → sazonar, condimentar;

strawberry flavoured → con sabor a fresa

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flavour (US), flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] n → goût m, saveur f [of ice cream etc]; parfum m

vt → parfumer, 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

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flavour (US) flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] n → Geschmack m;

(of ice-cream etc) → Geschmacksrichtung f

vt → Geschmack 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

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flavour (US), flavor [ˈfleɪvəʳ] n → gusto, sapore m

vt → insaporire, aggiungere sapore a;

vanilla-flavoured → al gusto di vaniglia