savouryadjective
UK US savory uk/ˈseɪ.vər.i/us/ˈseɪ.vɚ.i/Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste:
a savoury dish/sauce/flavour
savoury dumplings/pancakes
A pie can be sweet or savoury.
If you say that something is not savoury, you mean that it is not pleasant or socially acceptable:
That hotel doesn't have a very savoury reputation.
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bite
- bitter
- cheesy
- flavourful
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- nutty
- savour
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- tart
- toasty
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