flavor

CEFRB1

/ˈfleɪvə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The particular taste of food or drink.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A variety (of taste) attributed to an object (food, candy, chewing gum, medicine, etc).

Examples

  • Korean food is noted for its spicy flavor.

  • The addition of salt greatly improved the flavor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflæɪvə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Flavoring, a substance used to produce a taste.

  2. The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

  3. The characteristic quality of something.

More examples

In context

  • The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.

  • What flavor of bubble gum do you most enjoy?

  • Flavor was added to the pudding.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“blower”), from flō, flāre (“to blow, puff”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”). Doublet of blow and bleat.