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Word: Flavour
Speech Type: Noun
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 savour. flavour (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 17th century
ˈfleɪvə
the distinctive taste of a food or drink
Short Definition:distinctive taste of food or drink
Examples:- the yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours
- adding sun-dried tomatoes gives the sauce extra flavour
an indication of the essential character of something
Short Definition:indication of something's essential character
Examples:- the extracts give a flavour of the content and tone of the conversation
a kind, variety, or sort
Short Definition:kind or sort
Examples:- various flavours of firewall are evolving
a quantized property of quarks which differentiates them into at least six varieties (up, down, charmed, strange, top, bottom).
Short Definition:quantized property of quarks
- flavor
Word: Flavour
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfleɪvə
alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient
Short Definition:give flavour to
Examples:- chunks of chicken flavoured with herbs
- flavor
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