flavor
//ˈfleɪvə//
Forms
- Plural
- flavors
- present (v1)
- flavor
- past (v2)
- flavored
- past participle (v3)
- flavored
- present participle
- flavoring
- 3rd person singular
- flavors
Definitions
1.The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
- The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
2.A variety (of taste) attributed to an object (food, candy, chewing gum, medicine, etc).
- What flavor of bubble gum do you most enjoy?
- My favorite flavor of lip balm is called mystical minty camomile.
3.The characteristic quality of something.
- I'd like to read from a pair of letters that we got recently at GCN to give you the flavor of the issues gay prisoners have to deal with.
4.Flavoring, a substance used to produce a taste.
- Flavor was added to the pudding.
1.To add flavoring to something.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3390
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *flāōder.
Latin flō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin flātor
Vulgar Latin *flātorder.
Old French flaorbor.
Middle English savourinflu.