flavournoun
UK US flavor uk/ˈfleɪ.vər/us/ˈfleɪ.vɚ/B1 [ C or U ] how food or drink tastes, or a particular taste itself:
Add a little salt to bring out the flavour of the herbs.
My fish was delicious but Charles' beef had almost no flavour (= did not taste of anything).
This wine has a light, fruity flavour (= the taste of fruit).
We sell 32 different flavours (= particular types of taste) of ice cream.
C2 [ S ] a particular quality or character:
The resort has a nautical flavour.
[ S ] an idea or quick experience of something:
To give you a flavour of what the book is like Jilly is going to read out a brief extract.
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- The wine had a sharp, almost citric flavour.
- This wine has a delicious fruity flavour.
- They sell ice cream of every imaginable flavour.
- This salad has a sharp peppery flavour.
- The seasoning really brings out the flavour of the meat.
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bite
- bitter
- cheesy
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- garlicky
- nutty
- savour
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- tart
- toasty
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Conditions and characteristics
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Idiom(s)
flavour of the month
flavourverb [ T often passive ]
UK US flavor uk/ˈfleɪ.vər/us/ˈfleɪ.vɚ/to give a particular taste to food or drink:
This sauce is flavoured with garlic and herbs.
You can use fresh herbs to flavour the soup.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- marinate
- salt
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
- whip sth up
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