flavour

American  

[fley-ver] / ˈfleɪ vər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. flavor.

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flavour British  

/ ˈfleɪvə /

noun

1. taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth

2. a substance added to food, etc, to impart a specific taste

3. a distinctive quality or atmosphere; suggestion

   a poem with a Shakespearean flavour

4. a type or variety

   various flavours of graphical interface

5. 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)

6. a person or thing that is the most popular at a certain time

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verb

1. (tr) to impart a flavour, taste, or quality to

Spelling

See -or ¹.

Other Word Forms

• flavourer noun
• flavourless adjective
• flavoursome adjective

Etymology

Origin of flavour

C14: from Old French flaour , from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blow

Example Sentences

"But it was very interesting to actually be able to taste the different flavours in the water — I didn’t think I was going to."

From Barron's

"We wanted different flavour profiles as well as different effects, but all with a medicinal value - something to help you relax, something to give you more energy, more pain relief, less anxiety."

From BBC

But the mint flavour ends up crowding out the others.

From BBC

"Maybe in the beginning we only liked durians that were sweet. But now we look for things like fragrance, richness and nuanced flavours," Xu says.

From BBC

The naan's chewiness adds texture to every bite; its subtle flavour complements the gravy's spices and seasonings.

From BBC