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noun / verb

flavor

FLAY-ver/ˈfleɪvər/

The distinctive taste imparted by food or drink.

The cook savors the soup's flavor with eyes closed.

Cook tastes a spoonful of soup with eyes closed appreciatively, herbs and lemon beside bowl.
Etymology
flavorOld Frenchsmell, odor

Old French flaor meant smell or odor, and English flavor initially referred to smell too. Its shift to taste began with the element of taste that depends on the sense of smell.

In context

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More examples

  • Fresh herbs flavor the rice.
  • We flavored the frosting with lemon juice.
  • The shop offers three ice cream flavors.

Forms

flavor · flavors · flavored · flavoring

flavorful adjective — Having a full, distinctive, pleasant taste.

flavorless adjective — Having little or no noticeable taste.

Similar words

taste
Taste also names basic sensations such as sweetness and bitterness.
season
Season usually means adding salt, spices, or herbs to food.