- a variation of flavor.
flavour
Americannoun
noun
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taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
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a substance added to food, etc, to impart a specific taste
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a distinctive quality or atmosphere; suggestion
a poem with a Shakespearean flavour
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a type or variety
various flavours of graphical interface
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physics a property of quarks that enables them to be differentiated into six types: up, down, strange, charm, bottom (or beauty), and top (or truth)
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a person or thing that is the most popular at a certain time
verb
Spelling
See -or 1.
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Etymology
Origin of flavour
C14: from Old French flaour , from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blow
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He added there was an EU-wide shortage of the edible fungi, which are prized by chefs for their "lovely, robust flavour".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Our customers were very intrigued by the flavour combination, and once they tried it, they were pleasantly surprised by how well the flavours worked together," said Ollie Gold, the bakery's founder.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
That's according to Crystelle Pereira, a cook and former Great British Bake Off finalist known for her wacky flavour combinations.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
‘But the others will be whiffling off to all sorts of flungaway places like Wellington for the booty flavour and Panama for the hatty taste. Every giant is having his own favourite hunting ground.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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