(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use 'flavor'
1.
The ~ of a food or drink is its taste.
This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong ~...
I always add some paprika for extra ~.
N-VAR
2.
If something is orange ~ or beef ~, it is made to taste of orange or beef.
...salt and vinegar ~ crisps.
...now available in three new ~s.
N-COUNT: oft n N
3.
If you ~ 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 ~ chicken dishes.
VERB: V n with n, V n
4.
If something gives you a ~ of a subject, situation, or event, it gives you a general idea of what it is like.
The book gives you a ~ of what alternative therapy is about.
= taste
N-SING: oft a N of n