savor

English

Alternative forms

• savour (British)

Etymology 1

From Old French savour, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavor”), from sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”).

Noun

savor (plural savors)

1. the specific taste or smell of something
2. a distinctive sensation

Translations

the specific taste or smell of something

Norwegian: aroma (no) m., smak (no) m., lukt (no) c.

a distinctive sensation

Finnish: viehätys, sivumaku, mielenkiinto

Norwegian: smak m., nytelse m.

Etymology 2

From Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, present active infinitive of sapōrō, from sapor (“taste, flavor”), from sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”).

Verb

savor (third-person singular simple present savors, present participle savoring, simple past and past participle savored)

1. to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
2. to appreciate, enjoy or relish something

Translations

to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality

Finnish: vivahtaa

Norwegian: smake (no)

to appreciate, enjoy or relish something

Armenian: համը տեսնել (hy) (hamë tesnel), անուշ անել (hy) (anuš anel) Finnish: nauttia (fi), nautiskella (fi) French: savourer (fr), déguster (fr) Indonesian: menikmati (id)

Norwegian: nyte Romanian: da gust (ro) Serbian: уживати (sr)

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Spanish: saborear

Anagrams

• arvos
• sarvo, 'sarvo

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Verb

savor

1. future infinitive of savar