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savory

Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/

The English word “savory” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
  2. Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.
  3. Umami.
  4. Morally or ethically acceptable.

noun

  1. A savory snack.
  2. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
  3. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.

Etymology

From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).

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