savory

English

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Alternative forms

• savoury (British)

Etymology 1

From the Old French savoure, from savourer, from Latin saporare, from sapor.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

savory (US)

1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.

   The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.

2. Salty or Non-Sweet

   the mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.

3. Not overly sweet.

   Savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:delicious

Translations

Tasty, attractive to the palate

Estonian: maitsev (et) Finnish: maukas (fi), ruokahalua herättävä French: savoureux (fr) Italian: saporito (it), gustoso (it)

Slovene: okusen (sl) Spanish: sabroso (es), apetitoso (es) Swedish: välsmakande (sv)

Salty or Non-Sweet

Arabic: مالح (ar) Chinese: Mandarin: 咸 (cmn) (xián) Finnish: suolainen (fi)

French: salé (fr) m. Italian: salato (it) m. Swedish: saltig (sv)

Not overly sweet

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old English sætherie, from Latin satureia.

Noun

savory (plural savories)

1. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings
2. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring
3. A savory snack
   • 2007 April 18, Florence Fabricant, “Off the Menu”, New York Times:

     P*ONG On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter.

Derived terms

• summer savory
• winter savory

Translations

herb of genus Satureja

Finnish: kynteli (fi) French: sarriette (fr) f. German: Bohnenkraut (de) n. Hungarian: csombord (hu), borsikafű (hu) Italian: santoreggia (it) f.

Japanese: キダチハッカ (kidachihakka), セイボリー (seiborī) Polish: cząber (pl) m. Slovene: šetraj (sl) m. Spanish: ajedrea (es) f. Swedish: kyndel (sv) c.