flavour
noun/ˈfleɪvər/
(US English flavor)
Слово англійською: flavour
Переклад flavour українською: смак (ка́ви і т. д.), при́смак (арома́т і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] how food or drink tastes synonym taste
- The tomatoes give extra flavour to the sauce.
- in flavour It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses.
- [countable] a particular type of taste
- This yogurt comes in ten different flavours.
- a wine with a delicate fruit flavour
- flavor(North American English)(British English flavouring)(US English also flavoring)[uncountable, countable] a substance added to food or drink to give it a particular taste
- [singular] a particular quality or atmosphere synonym ambience
- the distinctive flavour of South Florida
- The film retains much of the book's exotic flavour.
- Foreign visitors help to give a truly international flavour to the occasion.
- [singular] a/the flavour of something an idea of what something is like
- I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument.
- The following extract gives a flavour of the poet’s later works.
- She rotated around the departments to get a flavour of all aspects of the business.
- (computing) a particular type of something, especially computer software
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.
Idioms
flavour of the month
- a person or thing that is very popular at a particular time
- Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month.
- I’m not exactly flavour of the month around here at the moment.