flavour

[ fley-ver ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. flavor.

flavour

/ ˈfleɪvə /

noun

1. taste perceived in food or liquid in the mouth
2. a substance added to food, etc, to impart a specific taste
3. a distinctive quality or atmosphere; suggestion

   a poem with a Shakespearean flavour

4. a type or variety

   various flavours of graphical interface

5. physics a property of quarks that enables them to be differentiated into six types: up, down, strange, charm, bottom (or beauty), and top (or truth)
6. flavour of the month
   a person or thing that is the most popular at a certain time

verb

1. tr to impart a flavour, taste, or quality to

Spelling Note

See -or ¹.

Derived Forms

• ˈflavourless, adjective
• ˈflavourer, noun
• ˈflavoursome, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavour¹

C14: from Old French flaour , from Late Latin flātor (unattested) bad smell, breath, from Latin flāre to blow

Example Sentences

The study has broader implications for further research to improve the diets of isolated people, including nursing home residents, by personalising aromas to enhance the flavour of their food.

From Science Daily

Once removed from their pods, beans go through a fermentation process at the farm, which can make a huge difference to their flavour.

From BBC

Glastonbury tickets come in two flavours - standard weekend tickets and coach weekend tickets.

From BBC

Vape advertising and sponsorship will be outlawed, and the government will be able to restrict the flavours, display and packaging of all types of vapes and other nicotine products.

From BBC

To give you a flavour – in 2020, the result in Pennsylvania and Nevada was projected four days after election day, and in Arizona, after more than a week by most outlets.

From BBC