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savour

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sa·vour  (svr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of savor.

savour or US savor
Verb
1. to enjoy and appreciate (food or drink) slowly
2. to enjoy (a pleasure) for as long as possible: an experience to be savoured
3. savour of
a. to have a suggestion of: that could savour of ostentation
b. to possess the taste or smell of: the vegetables savoured of coriander
Noun
1. the taste or smell of something
2. a slight but distinctive quality or trace [Latin sapor taste]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.savoursavour - 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.savour - have flavor; taste of something
smack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
2.savour - give taste to
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"
flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
3.savour - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
4.savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
feast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape"
devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"

savour
verb 1. relish, like, delight in, revel in, luxuriate in, gloat over
verb 2. enjoy, appreciate, relish, delight in, revel in, partake of, drool over, luxuriate in, enjoy to the full, smack your lips over
noun 3. flavour, taste, smell, relish, smack, zest, tang, zing (informal) piquancy
Translations

savour, savor (US) [ˈseɪvəʳ] nsabor m; gusto
vtsaborear
savour (US), savor [ˈseɪvəʳ] nsaveur f, goût m
vtsavourer
savour (US) savor [ˈseɪvəʳ] vtgenießen
n (of food) → Geschmack m
savour (US), savor [ˈseɪvəʳ] nsapore m; gusto
vtgustare

savour
v savour [ˈseivə]
to eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality He savoured the delicious soup.proeيَتَذَوَّق، يَتَلَذَّذвкусвам с насладаvychutnávat sinydeauskostenαπολαμβάνω (στη γεύση)saborearnautides maitsmaطعم؛بوsyödä nautiskellensavourerלְהִתעַנֵג עַל-रक्षकsladiti seízlelmenikmatinjóta bragðsins áassaporare味わう...을 맛보다ragauti[]baudīt; izgaršotmenikmatigenieten vannytedelektować sięsaboreara savuraсмаковатьvychutnaťpokusitiprobatinjuta avลิ้มรสด้วยความอร่อยkurtarıcı品嘗смакувати, насолоджуватисяمزا لے کر دھیرے دھیرے کھاناthưởng thức
adj ˈsavoury
having a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell a savoury omelette.geurigلَذيذпикантенslaný, pikantníkrydretpikantνόστιμος, πικάντικοςsaladovürtsikasخوش نمك؛تندmaukassaléטָעִיםजायकेदारpikantan, ukusanpikáns (ízű)sedapbragðmikillsaporito辛口の소금기가 있는, 짭짤한aštrus, pikantiškasgaršīgs; pikantsmenyelerakanhartigkrydret, pikantpikantnycondimentadosăratострый, пикантныйpikantný, ostrýpikantenukusankryddad, pikant, saltมีรสเค็มหรือรสเผ็ดหรือมีกลิ่น; ไม่หวานbaharatlı, tuzlu有滋味的гострий, пікантнийمزیدار ، نمکینcó hương vị mặn
n
something savoury served with eg alcoholic drinks. geurigطَبَق لَذيذ يُقَدَّم مع المَشْروبات الكُحولِيَّهмезеpikantní předkrmsnackspikante Vor..., Nachspeiseαλμυρό που σερβίρεται με αλκοόλentrante salado, canapésoolanäksغذاي خوش نمك و مختصرsuolapalaamuse-gueule saléמאכל מְתוּבָּלस्वादिष्ट भोजन, मसालेदारukusnoínyencfalat, sós harapnivaló, nass (pl. sós mogyoró, olajbogyó stb.)kudapan yang asin rasanyasnakk, nasl, snittastuzzichino辛口の料理짭짤한 요리užkandauzkodamakanan tidak manishartig hapjesmåsnadder, finkrydret snacksprzystawkasalgadinhosgustare săratăострая закускаpikantné predjedlopikanten prigrizekpikantan prilog uz alkoholaptitretare, smårättอาหารสำหรับกระตุ้นให้หิวbaharatlı/tuzlu yemek開胃菜餚гостра закускаالکحل کے ساتھ پیش کی جانے والا نمکینmón ăn mặn dọn vào cuối bữa ăn
savour of
to have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad) Their action savours of rebellion.smaak naيوحي بِ، تَفوحُ مِنه رائِحَةнапомням наzavánětsmage afschmecken nachδίνω την εντύπωση, υποδηλώνω, φανερώνωsaber a, oler alõhnama (millegi järele)دلالت كردن برhaiskahtaasentir qqch.מְרַמֵז עַלमें का गंध होनाmirisati, imati okusérződik rajta vmibernadabera keim afsapere di~の感じがする...의 기미가 있다kvepėtiizklausīties/izskatīties kā; ost pēcberbau; berunsurzwemen naarsmake avzakrawać na, pachniećsaber aa mirosiиметь привкус, признакиzaváňaťdišati (po čem)ličiti nalukta, tyda på, vittna omให้คำแนะนำหรืความคิดเห็นbelirtileri olmak, bakmak帶有...的意味мати присмак; межувати зاشارہ کرنا، علامت ہوناcó hơi hướng, phảng phất...

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A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savour of it.
But it is just in that cold, abominable half despair, half belief, in that conscious burying oneself alive for grief in the underworld for forty years, in that acutely recognised and yet partly doubtful hopelessness of one's position, in that hell of unsatisfied desires turned inward, in that fever of oscillations, of resolutions determined for ever and repented of again a minute later--that the savour of that strange enjoyment of which I have spoken lies.
As he lit a pipe and walked to and fro, he felt that this new state of things lent a certain savour to life - took from it a certain sensation of finality not altogether agreeable, which his recent great achievements in the financial world seemed to have inspired.
 
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