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savoury

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sa·vour·y  (sv-r)
adj. & n. Chiefly British
Variant of savory1.

savoury or US savory
Adjective
1. salty or spicy: savoury foods
2. attractive to the sense of taste or smell
3. pleasant or acceptable: one of the book's less savoury characters
Noun
pl -ries
Chiefly Brit a savoury dish served before or after a meal
savouriness or US
savoriness n
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Noun1.savoury - either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
summer savoury, summer savory - herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses
winter savoury, winter savory - resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf
2.savoury - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat
Adj.1.savoury - morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory"
2.savourysavoury - having an agreeably pungent taste
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
3.savoury - pleasing to the sense of taste
appetising, appetizing - appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

savoury
adjective 1. spicy, rich, delicious, tasty, luscious, palatable, tangy, dainty, delectable, mouthwatering, piquant, full-flavoured, scrumptious (informal) appetizing, toothsome, yummo Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE tasteless
adjective 2. wholesome, decent, respectable, honest, reputable, apple-pie (informal) << OPPOSITE disreputable
plural noun 3. appetizers, nibbles, apéritifs, canapés, titbits, hors d'oeuvres
Translations
French savoury (US), savory [ˈseɪvərɪ] adjsavoureux/euse; [dish] (= not sweet); salé(e)
German savoury (US) savory [ˈseɪvərɪ] savour adjpikant
Italian savoury (US), savory [ˈseɪvərɪ] adjsaporito/a; [dish] (= not sweet); salato/a

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Each one talked to his neighbour; to his neighbour on the right during the soup, fish, and entree; to his neighbour on the left during the roast, sweet, and savoury.
At the very moment that the squatter and his sons departed in the manner mentioned in the preceding chapter, two men were intently occupied in a swale that lay along the borders of a little run, just out of cannon-shot from the encampment, discussing the merits of a savoury bison's hump, that had been prepared for their palates with the utmost attention to the particular merits of that description of food.
You get husky bread and sour drink by it; and he gets sausage of Lyons, veal in savoury jelly, white bread, strachino cheese, and good wine by it.
 
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