( US savory )
■ adjective
1》 (of food) salty or spicy rather than sweet.
2》 [usu. with negative ] morally wholesome or acceptable.
■ noun ( plural savouries ) chiefly Brit. a ~ snack.
Derivatives
savourily adverb
savouriness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. savoure 'tasty, fragrant', based on L. sapor 'taste'.