I. 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.
II. savoury 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural savouries ) [countable] British English
a small piece of food with a salty taste that is served at a party:
plates of cakes and savouries