Word Study
savoury
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun savoury has 2 senses
- savoury(n = noun.food) savory - either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family; Array is a kind of herb
- savoury(n = noun.food) savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre; Array is a kind of dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
has particulars: summer savory, summer savoury, winter savory, winter savoury
Derived forms adjective savoury3, adjective savoury2
Adjective savoury has 3 senses
- savoury(a = adj.all) savory - morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory"
- savoury(s = adj.all) piquant, savory, spicy, zesty - having an agreeably pungent taste; Array Derived forms noun savour1, noun savoury2
- savoury(s = adj.all) mouth-watering, savory - pleasing to the sense of taste; Array Derived forms noun savour1, noun savoury2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
savoury, adj. & n. (US savory)
--adj.
1 having an appetizing taste or smell.
2 (of food) salty or piquant, not sweet (a savoury omelette).
3 pleasant; acceptable.
--n. (pl. -ies) Brit. a savoury dish served as an appetizer or at the end of dinner.
--adj.
1 having an appetizing taste or smell.
2 (of food) salty or piquant, not sweet (a savoury omelette).
3 pleasant; acceptable.
--n. (pl. -ies) Brit. a savoury dish served as an appetizer or at the end of dinner.
Derivative
savourily adv. savouriness n.
Etymology
ME f. OF savour{eacute} past part. (as SAVOUR)
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