flavour meaning: definition, quotations

flavour

noun

British standard spelling of flavor.

4 more examples

What flavour of bubble gum do you enjoy?
The flavour of an experience.
Debian is one flavour of the Linux operating system.
Although surprisingly moist, thanks to the stock (indeed, the contrast between the crisp exterior and the squidgy middle is horribly moreish), the combination of parsley, garlic and breadcrumbs reminds me of a very fancy loaf of garlic bread – and all but overpowers the sweet flavour of the cashews. […] The nuts are reduced to a mere scattering of toasted cashews and flaked almonds and, although the combination of flavours is a good one, it's more of a warm salad than a nut roast – and not one that would be happy on the same plate as many of the usual Christmas accompaniments.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2021:

Synonyms: flavour, sapor, smack, smake, smatch, taste
Related terms: race
Hypernyms: sensation
Hyponyms: relish, zest, zing, tang, twang, bitterness, saltiness, savoriness, sourness, spiciness, sweetness
Meronyms: bitter, meaty, salty, sour, sweet

verb

British standard spelling of flavor.

Food writer Annie Bell goes in the opposite direction in her gorgeous Christmas book, presenting "an homage to nut roast" in the form of a large, flat cake of blanched spinach, flavoured with thyme and lemon juice, filled with goat's cheese, and topped with toasted breadcrumbs.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2021:

Derived terms: disflavour, flavon, flavourer, flavourist, flavour saver, flavoursome, flavourwise, flavoury, misflavour, subflavour, underflavour