sapor

American  

[sey-per, -pawr] / ˈseɪ pər, -pɔr /

British, sapour

noun

1. the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.

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sapor British  

/ -pə, ˈseɪpɔː /

noun

1. rare the quality in a substance that is perceived by the sense of taste; flavour

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Other Word Forms

• saporific
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sapor

From Latin, dating back to 1470–80; see origin at savor

Example Sentences

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sapor

That which emits this sapor hoereticus becomes so initially horrible, that naturally no beauty can ever be discovered in it; the senses and imagination are in that case inhibited by the conscience.

From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George

Meats have no sapor, nor digestion fair play, in a crowd.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

Does the palate exert some peculiar action on the ingesta, so as to give to each a distinct sapor?

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.