flavour
verb/ˈfleɪvə(r)/
/ˈfleɪvər/
(US English flavor)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they flavour | /ˈfleɪvə(r)/ /ˈfleɪvər/ |
| he / she / it flavours | /ˈfleɪvəz/ /ˈfleɪvərz/ |
| past simple flavoured | /ˈfleɪvəd/ /ˈfleɪvərd/ |
| past participle flavoured | /ˈfleɪvəd/ /ˈfleɪvərd/ |
| -ing form flavouring | /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/ |
- flavour something (with something) to add something to food or drink to give it more taste or a particular taste
- This dish is flavoured with basil and garlic.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savour. Senses (1 to 3) date from the late 17th cent.
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