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   Fla·vor

   /ˈflāvər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the distinctive taste of a food or drink: "the yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavors" Similar tastesavortangrelishpalaterare:saporflavoringseasoningtastinesstangtanginessinterestrelishbitepiquancypungencysavorsmackspicespicinesssharpnesszestracinessedgeinformal:zingzippunchOpposite blandness
   • ▪ the general quality of taste in a food: "no other cracker adds so much flavor to the cheese"
   • ▪ a substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink; a flavoring: US "we use vanilla and almond flavors"
   • 2. an indication of the essential character of something: "the extracts give a flavor of the content and tone of the conversation"
   • ▪ a distinctive quality or atmosphere: "whitewashed walls and red pantiles gave the resort a Mediterranean flavor"
   • 3. a kind, variety, or sort: "various flavors of firewall are evolving"
   • 4. a quantized property of quarks that differentiates them into at least six varieties (up, down, charmed, strange, top, bottom).

   verb

   • 1. alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient: "chunks of chicken flavored with herbs"
   • ▪ give a distinctive quality to: "the faint exasperation that had flavored her tone"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savor. flavor (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 17th century.

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   • Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Flavor. Flavor or flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell.

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   • Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Flavorant is defined as a substance that gives another substance flavor, altering the characteristics of the solute, causing it to become sweet, sour, tangy, etc. Of the three chemical senses, smell is the main determinant of a food item's flavor.

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   What does flavor mean in ice cream?

   • Flavor is the way something tastes. If an ice cream shop offers 50 flavors, each one of them will taste different. The flavor of your soup can be adjusted by adding salt — and when you add ingredients to change a food's taste, you can say you flavor it. From the flavor of food comes the sense of flavor meaning "atmosphere" or "feeling."

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   What is flavour & why is it important?

   • However, in a wider sense, flavour covers all sensory experiences related to food intake, both chemical (such as smell, taste, chemical irritation and pain) and nonchemical (for example, the temperature, mouth feel, the visual appearance of the food and the sounds it makes when we eat it).

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   Definitions of flavor. noun. the taste experience when a savory condiment is taken into the mouth. synonyms: flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang. see more. noun. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. synonyms: feel, feeling, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone. see more. verb.

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   noun. taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth. a substance or extract that provides a particular taste; flavoring. Synonyms: seasoning. the characteristic quality of a thing: He captured the flavor of the experience in his book. Synonyms: spirit, essence. a particular quality noticeable in a thing:

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › flavourFLAVOUR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FLAVOUR meaning: 1. how food or drink tastes, or a particular taste itself: 2. a particular quality or character…. Learn more.

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   Definition of flavor noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • Overview
   • — flavorful
   • — flavorless
   • — flavorsome
   • — flavored

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   1 flavor (US) noun

   or British flavour /ˈfleɪvɚ/

   plural flavors

   1 flavor (US)

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   (US) or British flavourful /ˈfleɪvɚfəl/ adjective [more flavorful; most flavorful]

   •food that is flavorful as well as nutritious

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   (US) or British flavourless /ˈfleɪvɚləs/ adjective

   •flavorless food

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   (US) or British flavoursome /ˈfleɪvɚsəm/ adjective [more flavorsome; most flavorsome]

   •flavorsome [=flavorful] recipes

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   : to give or add flavor to (something)

   •We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.

   •I flavored the salad with herbs.

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   (US) or British flavoured adjective

   •flavored coffee

   •cherry-flavored candies

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   May 4, 2024 · flavor. The flavor of a food or drink is its taste. I always add some paprika for extra flavor. If something is orange flavor or beef flavor, it is made to taste of orange or beef. It has an orange flavor and smooth texture. If you flavor food or drink, you add something to it to give it a particular taste.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › flavourFLAVOUR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. UK (US flavor) uk / ˈfleɪvə r/ us. flavour noun (TASTE) Add to word list. B1. the taste of a particular type of food or drink: We sell 50 different flavours of ice cream. Add some salt to give the soup more flavour. flavour noun (QUALITY) a particular quality or style that something has: London has a very international flavour. flavour. verb.