FLAVOUR


Meaning of FLAVOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fleɪvə(r) ]

( flavours, flavouring, flavoured)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: in AM, use 'flavor'

1.

The flavour of a food or drink is its taste.

This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong flavour...

I always add some paprika for extra flavour.

N-VAR

2.

If something is orange flavour or beef flavour , it is made to taste of orange or beef.

...salt and vinegar flavour crisps.

...now available in three new flavours.

N-COUNT : oft n N

3.

If you flavour food or drink, you add something to it to give it a particular taste.

Flavour your favourite dishes with exotic herbs and spices...

Lime preserved in salt is a north African speciality which is used to flavour chicken dishes.

VERB : V n with n , V n

4.

If something gives you a flavour of a subject, situation, or event, it gives you a general idea of what it is like.

The book gives you a flavour of what alternative therapy is about.

= taste

N-SING : oft a N of n

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