I. sa ‧ vo ‧ ry 1 /ˈseɪv ə ri/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: savouré , past participle of savourer , from savour ; ↑ savor 2 ]
the American spelling of ↑ savoury
II. savory 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: satureia ]
[uncountable] a plant that is used in cooking to add taste to meat and other food
III. sa ‧ vour ‧ y 1 BrE AmE British English , savory American English /ˈseɪv ə ri/ adjective
1 . British English savoury food tastes of salt OPP sweet :
savoury party snacks
pancakes with sweet and savoury fillings
2 . a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
3 . not very savoury/none too savoury unpleasant or morally unacceptable ⇨ unsavoury :
Some of the customers in the pub looked none too savoury.