savor

savor

a characteristic taste, flavor, etc.; to appreciate or enjoy the taste of; to enjoy an experience

Not to be confused with:

saver – a person who saves, especially money

savior – a person who saves from danger or destruction, one who rescues or delivers

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sa·vor

 (sā′vər)

n.

1. A specific taste or smell: the savor of fresh mint.

2. The quality of something that is perceived as taste or smell: "There is little savor in dead men's meat" (Stephen Vincent Benét).

3. A distinctive quality or characteristic: enjoyed the savors of local life on their trip.

v. sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors

v.intr.

1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.

2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.

v.tr.

1. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.

2. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this moment of accomplishment.

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[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

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sa′vor·er n.

sa′vor·ous adj.

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sa•vor

(ˈseɪ vər)

n.

1. the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.

2. a particular taste or smell.

3. distinctive quality or property.

4. power to excite or interest.

5. Archaic. repute.

v.i.

6. to have savor, taste, or odor.

7. to hint or smack (often fol. by of): business practices savoring of greed.

v.t.

8. to give a savor to; season; flavor.

9. to perceive by taste or smell, esp. with relish.

10. to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.

Also, esp. Brit.,sa′vour.

[1175–1225; (n.) Middle English sav(o)ur < Old French savour < Latin sapōrem, acc. of sapor taste, derivative of sapere to taste (compare sapient); (v.) < Old French savourer < Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor]

sa′vor•er, n.

sa′vor•ous, adj.

usage: See -or¹.

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savor

Past participle: savored
Gerund: savoring

Imperative

savor

savor

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	savor - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sapidity, savour, smack, flavor, flavour, 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.	savor - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" bask, enjoy, relish, savour feast one's eyes - look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape" devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
	2.	savor - have flavor; taste of something savour, taste smack, taste - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
	3.	savor - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" savour taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
	4.	savor - give taste to savour 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"

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savor

noun

1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense:

flavor, relish, sapor, smack, tang, taste, zest.

2. A distinctive yet intangible quality deemed typical of a given thing:

aroma, atmosphere, flavor, smack.

3. A distinctive element:

attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, trait.

verb

1. To have a particular flavor or suggestion of something:

smack, smell, suggest, taste.

2. To receive pleasure from:

enjoy, like, relish.

Informal: go for.

Slang: dig.

3. To undergo an emotional reaction:

experience, feel, have, know, taste.

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Translations

genießen

saborear

degnaregustareusufruire

savour

(American) savor (ˈseivə) verb

to eat, drink usually slowly in order to appreciate taste or quality. He savoured the delicious soup. proe يَتَذَوَّق، يَتَلَذَّذ вкусвам с наслада saborear vychutnávat si auskosten nyde απολαμβάνωsaborear nautides maitsma طعم؛بو nauttia savourer לְהִתעַנֵג עַל- रक्षक sladiti se ízlel menikmati njóta bragðsins á assaporare 味わう 음미하다 ragauti []baudīt; izgaršot menikmati genieten vannyte delektować się خوند كول، مزه كول، ښه بوى كول saborear a savura смаковать vychutnať pokusiti probati njuta av ลิ้มรสด้วยความอร่อย kurtarıcı 品嚐 смакувати, насолоджуватися مزا لے کر دھیرے دھیرے کھانا thưởng thức 品尝

ˈsavoury adjective

having a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell. a savoury omelette. geurig لَذيذ пикантен condimentado slaný, pikantní pikant krydret νόστιμος, πικάντικοςsalado vürtsikas خوش نمك؛تند mausteinen saléטעים जायकेदार pikantan, ukusan pikáns (ízű) sedap bragðmikill saporito 辛口の 자극적인 aštrus, pikantiškas garšīgs; pikants menyelerakan hartigkrydret, pikantpikantny خوند مزه، لذت، بوى، بيل خوند، ځانګړى صفت condimentado sărat острый, пикантный pikantný, ostrý pikanten ukusan kryddad, pikant, salt มีรสเค็มหรือรสเผ็ดหรือมีกลิ่น; ไม่หวาน baharatlı, tuzlu 鹹味或辣味的，非甜食的 гострий, пікантний مزیدار ، نمکین có hương vị mặn 有滋味的，咸的或辣的

noun

something savoury served with eg alcoholic drinks. geurig طَبَق لَذيذ يُقَدَّم مع المَشْروبات الكُحولِيَّه мезе salgadinhos pikantní předkrm pikante Vor..., Nachspeise snacks αλμυρό που σερβίρεται με αλκοόλ entrante salado, canapé soolanäks غذاي خوش نمك و مختصر suolapala amuse-gueule salé מאכל מְתוּבָּל स्वादिष्ट भोजन, मसालेदार ukusno ínyencfalat, sós harapnivaló, nass (pl. sós mogyoró, olajbogyó stb.) kudapan yang asin rasanya snakk, nasl, snitta stuzzichino 辛口の料理 (짭짤한 음식) 세이버리 užkanda uzkoda makanan tidak manis hartig hapje småsnadder, finkrydret snacks przystawka خوند مزه salgadinhos gustare sărată острая закуска pikantné predjedlo pikanten prigrizek pikantan prilog uz alkohol aptitretare, smårätt อาหารสำหรับกระตุ้นให้หิว baharatlı/tuzlu yemek 鹹味下酒菜 гостра закуска الکحل کے ساتھ پیش کی جانے والا نمکین món ăn mặn dọn vào cuối bữa ăn 开胃菜肴（咸的或辣的食物）

savour of

to have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad). Their action savours of rebellion. smaak na يوحي بِ، تَفوحُ مِنه رائِحَة напомням на cheira a zavánět schmecken nach smage af δίνω την εντύπωση, υποδηλώνω, φανερώνωsaber a, oler a lõhnama (millegi järele) دلالت كردن بر haiskahtaa sentir qqch. מְרַמֵז עַל में का गंध होना mirisati, imati okus érződik rajta vmi bernada bera keim af sapere di ～の感じがする (~의) 냄새를 풍기다 kvepėti izklausīties/izskatīties kā; ost pēc berbau; berunsur zwemen naarsmake av zakrawać na, pachnieć دلالت کول په saber a a mirosi иметь привкус, признаки zaváňať dišati (po čem) ličiti na lukta, tyda på, vittna om ส่งเค้าไม่ดี belirtileri olmak, bakmak 帶有...(通常為負面)的意味 мати присмак; межувати з اشارہ کرنا، علامت ہونا có hơi hướng, phảng phất 带有...的意味

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