saporous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of saporous
1660–70; < Late Latin sapōrōsus, equivalent to Latin sapor savor + -ōsus -ous
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What fishe is of sauor swete and delicious,— Rosted or sodden in swete hearbes or wine; Or fried in oyle, most saporous and fine.—
From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Alexander Barclay
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