savor
[ sey-ver ]
/ ˈseɪ vər /
noun
verb (used without object)
to have savor, taste, or odor.
to exhibit the peculiar characteristics; smack (often followed by of): His business practices savor of greed.
verb (used with object)
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Also especially British, sa·vour .
Origin of savor
First recorded in 1175–1225; (noun) Middle English sav(o)ur, from Old French savour, from Latin sapōrem, accusative of sapor “taste,” derivative of sapere “to taste” (cf. sapient); (verb) Middle English sav(o)uren, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor
synonym study for savor
1. See taste.
usage note for savor
See -or1.
OTHER WORDS FROM savor
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