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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fla•vor /ˈfleɪvɚ/USA pronunciation n. - taste, esp. the distinctive taste of something in the mouth: [countable]The shop sells ice cream in eight flavors.[uncountable]This stew has no flavor.
- the characteristic quality of a thing:[uncountable]capturing the true flavor of your experience in the jungle.
- a particular quality that one notices in a thing:[countable]language having a strong nautical flavor.
v. [~ + object] - to give flavor to (something):flavored the icing with vanilla.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈfla•vour. fla•vor•ful, adj. fla•vor•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fla•vor (flā′vər),USA pronunciation n. - taste, esp. the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- a substance or extract that provides a particular taste;
flavoring. - the characteristic quality of a thing:He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.
- a particular quality noticeable in a thing:language with a strong nautical flavor.
- Physicsany of the six labels given to the distinct kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and top.
- [Archaic.]smell, odor, or aroma.
v.t. - to give flavor to (something).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] flavour. - Late Latin *flātor stench, breath, alteration of Latin flātus a blowing, breathing, (see flatus), perh. with -or of fētor fetor
- Middle French fla(o)ur
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See taste.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seasoning.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged essence, spirit.
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