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fla·vor
(flā′vər)n.
1. Distinctive taste; savor: a flavor of smoke in bacon.
2. A distinctive yet intangible quality felt to be characteristic of a given thing: "What matters in literature ... is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or color of a particular human suffering" (Harold Bloom).
3. A flavoring: contains no artificial flavors.
4. Physics
a. Any of six types of quark (down, up, strange, charm, bottom, top), distinguished by generation, electric charge, and mass.
b. Any of six types of lepton (electron, electron neutrino, muon, muon neutrino, tauon, tau neutrino), distinguished by generation, electric charge, and mass.
5. Archaic Aroma; fragrance.
tr.v. fla·vored, fla·vor·ing, fla·vors
To give flavor to.
[Middle English flavour, aroma, from Old French flaor (perhaps influenced in form by Middle English savour, taste, savor), from Vulgar Latin *flātor, from Latin flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]
fla′vor·er n.
fla′vor·less adj.
fla′vor·ous (-əs), fla′vor·some (-səm) adj.
fla′vor·y 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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flavor
Past participle: flavored
Gerund: flavoring
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| Noun | 1. |  flavor - 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. |  flavor - 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 | |
| 3. | flavor - (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 | |
| Verb | 1. | flavor - 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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flavor
noun1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense:
2. A distinctive yet intangible quality deemed typical of a given thing:
To impart flavor to:
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Translations
chuť
smag
makumaustaamaustehöystää
okus
味
맛
okuszačiniti
smaksmaksättasmaktillsatssortarom
รสชาติ
mùi vị
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
flavor
→ 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
fla·vor
n. sabor, gusto.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
flavor
n sabor m; cherry-flavored, lemon-flavored, etc. con sabor a cereza, con sabor a limón, etc.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.