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Noun

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sapour (plural sapours)

  1. Alternative spelling of sapor.
    • 1657, Joannes Renodæus [i.e., Jean de Renou], translated by Richard Tomlinson, “Of Water”, in A Medicinal Dispensatory, Containing the Whole Body of Physick: [], London: [] Jo[hn] Streater and Ja[mes] Cottrel, page 218:
      Yet ſome fountains are impaired; for paſſing through the bowels of the earth, they require aliene faculties, for they mutuate their odour or ſapour from the places through which they permeate.
    • 1682, T[itus] Lucretius Carus, translated by Thomas Creech, “The Fourth Book”, in T. Lucretius Carus the Epicurean Philosopher, His Six Books De Natura Rerum [], Oxford, Oxon: [] L[eonard] Lichfield, Printer to the University [f]or Anthony Stephens [], page 117:
      Thus Heat and Cold, and other Qualities / Affect the Touch, whil’ſt Colours ſtrike the Eyes, / Odours the Smell, Sapours the Taſt, but none / Invades anothers right, uſurps his Throne, / All live at peace, contented with their own.
    • 1860 March 14, Ed[win] Lankester, “South Kensington Museum, []. On the Flavour of Food, []. Condiments and Spices.”, in William Crookes, editor, The Chemical News: [], volume I, number 16, London: C[harles] Mitchell and Co., [], published 1860 March 24, page 185, column 1:
      I now pass on to consider, in the second place, the nature of the various kinds of sapours and odours which we find in our food.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin sapor, sapōrem. Doublet of savour.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saːˈpuːr/, /ˈsaːpur/

Noun

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sapour (plural sapours)

  1. (literary) taste, flavour

Descendants

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  • English: sapor, sapour

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