flavoring

[ fley-ver-ing ]

/ ˈfleɪ vər ɪŋ /

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noun

something that gives flavor; a substance or preparation used to give a particular flavor to food or drink: vanilla flavoring.

Words nearby flavoring

flavopurpurin, flavor, flavor enhancer, flavor of the month, flavorful, flavoring, flavorist, flavorous, flavorsome, flavory, flavour

Origin of flavoring

First recorded in 1835–45; flavor + -ing¹

Definition for flavoring (2 of 2)

flavor

[ fley-ver ]

/ ˈfleɪ vər /

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.

the characteristic quality of a thing: He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.

a particular quality noticeable in a thing: language with a strong nautical flavor.

Physics. any of the six labels given to the distinct kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and top.

Archaic. smell, odor, or aroma.

verb (used with object)

to give flavor to (something).

Also especially British, fla·vour.

Origin of flavor

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French fla(o)ur < Late Latin *flātor stench, breath, alteration of Latin flātus a blowing, breathing, (see flatus), perhaps with -or of fētor fetor

SYNONYMS FOR flavor

1 See taste.

2 seasoning.

3 essence, spirit.

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OTHER WORDS FROM flavor

fla·vor·less, adjectivede·fla·vor, verb (used with object)o·ver·fla·vor, verbpre·fla·vor, noun, verb (used with object)

un·fla·vored, adjectivewell-fla·vored, adjective

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A perfectly roasted legume has a compact crunch that absorbs any flavoring you coat it with.
Snack Mixes That Won't Bite Back|Stacey Slate|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Apple mringue pie may be made in the same way, only flavoring the fruit.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree
They are much esteemed as an ingredient of certain perfumes and for flavoring tobacco.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
The yellow rind and the juice are all you need want of a lemon for any purpose of flavoring.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza Leslie

Onions are next in value, being much milder and sweeter when grown in a warm climate, but used chiefly as a flavoring.
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking|Helen Campbell
Or, orange flowers, rose leaves or rose water may be used, but the fruit is nice without any flavoring.
The Laurel Health Cookery|Evora Bucknum Perkins

Science definitions for flavoring

flavor

[ flā′vər ]

Any of six classifications of quark varieties, distinguished by mass and electric charge. The flavors have the names up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom. Protons in atomic nuclei are composed of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons consist of one up quark and two down quarks. The flavor of a quark may be changed in interactions involving the weak force.

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