- 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.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of flavour
C14: from Old French flaour , from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blow
Example Sentences
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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
In the flavour of a trial-and-error principle, Klopp and his staff decided to select two almost completely different squads for the upcoming four games.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
"They deliver lots and lots of flavour for not very much money, and they last well in your store cupboard," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
It was a deliberate attempt to make harmony sound unstable and more exotic in flavour.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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