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sa‧vour‧y /ˈseɪvəri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sey-vuh-ree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -vour‧i‧er, -vour‧i‧est, noun, plural -vour‧ies. Chiefly British
savory1.
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sa‧vor‧y1 /ˈseɪvəri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sey-vuh-ree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -vor‧i‧er, -vor‧i‧est, noun, plural -vor‧ies.
â??adjective 1. pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
2. piquant: a savory jelly.
3. pleasing, attractive, or agreeable.
â??noun 4. British. an aromatic, often spicy course or dish served either as an appetizer or as a dessert, as pickled fish or brandied fruit.
Also, especially British, savoury.
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[Origin: 1175â??1225; ME savori (see savor, -y1); r. ME savure < OF savoure, ptp. of savourer to savor]
â??Related forms
sa‧vor‧i‧ly, adverb
sa‧vor‧i‧ness, noun
â??Synonyms 1, 2. See palatable.
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adj. & n. Chiefly Britis.
Variant of savory1.
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savoury
adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: savory, inoffensive] [ant: unsavory] 2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant, savory, spicy, zesty] 3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: mouth-watering, savory, tasty] n 1: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: savory] 2: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: savory]
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