Definition of flavour Flavour

/flˈe‍ɪvɐ/ - fla•vour

We found 14 definitions of flavour from 5 different sources.

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British English

flavour - /flˈe‍ɪvɐ/

American English

flavor - /flejˈvɚ/

What does flavour mean?

WordNet

Noun
flavour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
		relish, flavor, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang
		gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation, taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
		lemon an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
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"
		spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell
		ambiance, ambience, atmosphere the atmosphere of an environment
		hollywood the film industry of the United States
flavour - (physics) the six kinds of quarks
		flavor
		kind, sort, variety, form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
		high-energy physics, high energy physics, particle physics the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
		charm something believed to bring good luck
Verb
flavour - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
		season, flavor
		savor, savour, taste taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
		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 add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
		curry treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
		resinate impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated"
		zest, spice, spice up add herbs or spices to
		savor, savour taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
		salt preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

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Wiktionary

flavour (Noun)
The quality produced by the sensation of taste.
flavour (Noun)
A substance used to produce a taste. Flavouring.
flavour (Noun)
A variety of tastes attributed to an object.
flavour (Noun)
The characteristic quality of something.
flavour (Noun)
A kind or type.
flavour (Noun)
In physics, a term used to name the six types of quarks top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down or three types of leptons electron, muon, and tauon.
flavour (Verb)
To add flavouring to something.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

flavour
The sensory impression of a substance that is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

flavour
flā′vur, n. that quality of anything which affects the smell or the palate: a smack or relish.—v.t. to impart flavour to.—adj. Flā′vorous.—n. Flā′vouring, any substance used to give a flavour.—adj. Flā′vourless. [O. Fr. flaur; prob. related to L. fragrāre or to flāre.]