flav-

¹

1. variant of flavo- before a vowel:

   flavone.

flav.

²

abbreviation for

1. yellow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flav-¹

From the Latin word flāvus

Example Sentences

In the wake of Red Lobster filing for bankruptcy, Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav shared that he visited a restaurant location and ordered everything on the menu in an attempt to save the chain’s business.

From Salon

“Ya boy meant it when I said I was gonna do anything and everything to help @redlobster and save the cheddar bay biscuits,,, ordered the whole menu,!!!” Flavor Flav wrote alongside a photo of himself posing in front of a spread of Red Lobster menu items like shrimp scampi, popcorn shrimp and clam chowder — just to name a few.

From Salon

In an attempt to save the beloved seafood chain, Flavor Flav vowed to do everything he could to “help save one of America's greatest dining dynasties.”

From Salon

“Ya boy meant it when I said I was gonna do anything and everything to help @redlobster and save the cheddar bay biscuits,,, ordered the whole menu,!!!” Flavor Flav wrote alongside a photo of himself posing in front of an elaborate spread of Red Lobster menu items, including shrimp scampi, popcorn shrimp and clam chowder.

From Salon

Rapper Flavor Flav offers to make American gymnast Jordan Chiles a bronze clock necklace after the International Olympic Committee ruled for her to return her medal.

From Los Angeles Times

Words That Use Flav-

What does flav- mean?

Flav- is a combining form used like a prefix typically meaning “yellow.” When used in biochemistry terms, flavo- means “flavin,” a pale yellow chemical compound found in a variety of biological substances, like vitamins.

Flav- comes from Latin flāvus, meaning “yellow” or “blonde.” The Greek equivalent of flāvus is xanthós, “yellow.” To learn more, read our Words That Use articles on xanth- and xantho-.

What are variants of flav-?

Flav- is a variant of flavo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use flavo- article.

Examples of flav-

An example of a scientific term that features the form flav- is flavine, a term used in chemistry to mean “acriflavine hydrochloride,” a chemical compound.

The form flav- means “yellow,” while the suffix -ine has a variety of meanings, including denoting a chemical compound. Flavine literally means “yellow chemical compound.”

What are some words that use the combining form flav-?

• flavescent (using the equivalent form of flav- in Latin)
• flavin mononucleotide
• flavivirus
• flavone (using the equivalent form of flav- in German)
• flavonoid (using the equivalent form of flav- in German)

What are some other forms that flav- may be commonly confused with?

• flor-
• fluo-
• fluor-
• fluoro-
• fluvio-

Not every word that begins with the exact letters flav-, such as flavor, is necessarily using the combining form flav- to denote “yellow.” Learn why flavor means “taste” at our entry for the word.

Break it down!

The chemical compounds known as flavonoids are frequently found in plants. Keeping in mind the meaning of flav-, what color are these compounds in nature?