savory

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From the Latin satureia.

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savory (US)

  1. Salty or Non-Sweet
    the mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
  2. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
    The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
  3. Not overly sweet.
    Savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.

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Singular
savory

Plural
savories

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.

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