savory
See also: Savory
English
editAlternative forms
edit- savoury (British; usually only for etymology 1)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, present active infinitive of sapōrō, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).
Adjective
editsavory (comparative savorier, superlative savoriest) (American spelling)
- Tasty, attractive to the palate.
- The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
- Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
- The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
- umami, modern (clarification of this definition is needed)
- The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.
- (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:delicious
Translations
edittasty, attractive to the palate
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salty or non-sweet
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See also
editBasic tastes in English (layout · text) | |||||
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sweet | sour | salty | bitter | spicy | savory |
Noun
editsavory (plural savories)
- (American spelling) A savory snack.
- 2007 April 18, Florence Fabricant, “Off the Menu”, in New York Times[1]:
- On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter.
Etymology 2
editWikispecies From Middle English saverey, possibly from Old English sæþerie, from Latin satureia, influenced by or via Old French savereie.
Noun
editsavory (countable and uncountable, plural savories)
- Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
- The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editherb of genus Satureja
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References
edit- “savory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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