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fla·vour
(flā′vər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of flavor.
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flavour
(ˈfleɪvə) orflavor
n
1. taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
2. (Cookery) a substance added to food, etc, to impart a specific taste
3. a distinctive quality or atmosphere; suggestion: a poem with a Shakespearean flavour.
4. a type or variety: various flavours of graphical interface.
5. (General Physics) physics a property of quarks that enables them to be differentiated into six types: up, down, strange, charm, bottom (or beauty), and top (or truth)
6. flavour of the month a person or thing that is the most popular at a certain time
vb
(tr) to impart a flavour, taste, or quality to
[C14: from Old French flaour, from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blow]
ˈflavourer, ˈflavorer n
ˈflavourless, ˈflavorless adj
ˈflavoursome, ˈflavorsome adj
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fla•vor
(ˈfleɪ vər)n.
1. taste, esp. the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
2. a substance or extract that provides a particular taste; flavoring.
3. the characteristic quality of a thing: to capture the flavor of an experience.
4. a particular quality noticeable in a thing: language with a strong nautical flavor.
5. Physics.
a. a property that distinguishes among the six kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charmed, bottom, and top.
b. a property that distinguishes among the three kinds of lepton: electron, muon, and tauon.
6. Archaic. smell; odor; aroma.
v.t. 7. to give flavor to (something).
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French fla(o)ur < Vulgar Latin *flātor stench, alter. of Latin flātus blowing, breathing; see flatus]
fla′vor•ful, fla′vor•some, adj.
fla′vor•ful•ly, adv.
fla′vor•less, adj.
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flavour
Past participle: flavoured
Gerund: flavouring
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| Noun | 1. |  flavour - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation |
| 2. | flavour - (physics) the six kinds of quarks kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions | |
| 3. |  flavour - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouthgustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans | |
| Verb | 1. | flavour - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" sauce - dress (food) with a relish curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated" salt - add salt to |
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flavour
noun
verb
flavour of the month the latest thing, fashionable, in vogue, all the rage, the craze, du jour (French), the in thing (informal), culty, the new Hats were very much flavour of the month.
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Translations
طَعْممَذاق ،نَكْهَهنَكْهَةيُعْطي نَكْهَةً
chuťochutitatmosféra
smagislætkrydrepræg
maku
okus
ízesítmegízesít
andblærbragî, keimurbragîbæta
味
맛
gardintiįdėti kokio prieskoniopagardintiskonis
aromātsgaršanokrāsapielikt garšvielas
smak
รสชาติ
mùi vị
flavour
flavor (US) [ˈfleɪvəʳ]A. N (gen) → sabor m, gusto m (of a) (= flavouring) → condimento m (fig) → sabor m, aire m
with a banana flavour → con sabor or gusto a plátano
steaming the vegetables retains the maximum flavour → cocinando las verduras al vapor se conserva su sabor al máximo
the decor has a Victorian flavour → la decoración tiene un sabor or aire victoriano
with a banana flavour → con sabor or gusto a plátano
steaming the vegetables retains the maximum flavour → cocinando las verduras al vapor se conserva su sabor al máximo
the decor has a Victorian flavour → la decoración tiene un sabor or aire victoriano
B. VT (Culin) → condimentar, sazonar (with con) the pudding is flavoured with liqueur → el postre tiene licor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flavour
[ˈfleɪvər] (British) flavor (US) n
(= taste) → goût m
This cheese has a very strong flavour → Ce fromage a un goût très fort.
to give flavour to sth, to add flavour to sth → donner du goût à qch, relever qch flavour of the month
This cheese has a very strong flavour → Ce fromage a un goût très fort.
to give flavour to sth, to add flavour to sth → donner du goût à qch, relever qch flavour of the month
[ice cream] → parfum m
Which flavour of ice cream would you like? → Quel parfum de glace est-ce que tu veux?
Which flavour of ice cream would you like? → Quel parfum de glace est-ce que tu veux?
(= character) → atmosphère f
music with an African flavour → une musique avec une atmosphère africaine
music with an African flavour → une musique avec une atmosphère africaine
vt (with lemon, vanilla, herbs, spices) → parfumer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flavour
, (US) flavorn (= taste) → Geschmack m; (= flavouring) → Aroma nt; (fig) → Beigeschmack m; strawberry-flavour ice cream → Eis nt → mit Erdbeergeschmack; with a lemon flavour → mit Zitronengeschmack; 20 different flavours → 20 verschiedene Geschmackssorten; the film gives the flavour of Paris in the twenties → der Film vermittelt die Atmosphäre des Paris der zwanziger Jahre or Zwanzigerjahre; he/it is flavour of the month (inf) → er/es ist diesen Monat in (inf)
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flavour
flavor (Am) [ˈfleɪvəʳ]2. vt to flavour (with) (Culin) (cake) → aromatizzare (con); (savoury dish) → condire (con), insaporire (con)
vanilla-flavoured → al gusto di vaniglia
vanilla-flavoured → al gusto di vaniglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flavour
noun (American) flavor (ˈfleivə)1. taste. The tea has a wonderful flavour.
2. atmosphere; quality. an Eastern flavour.
verb to give flavour to. She flavoured the cake with lemon.
ˈflavouring , (American) flavoring noun anything used to give a particular taste. lemon flavouring.
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flavour
→ نَكْهَة chuť smag Geschmack γεύση sabor maku saveur okus gusto 味 맛 smaak smaksvariant smak sabor аромат smak รสชาติ tat mùi vị 滋味Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009