savory en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈseɪv.ɹi/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sep- Proto-Italic *sapjō Latin sapiō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin sapōrem Old French savour Old French savouréder. Middle English savourie Middle English savory English savory From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).
Meanings
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(US) Tasty, attractive to the palate.
The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
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(US) Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.
The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
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(US) Umami.
The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.
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(US, figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
The ruthless practices of the Ontario Film Censor Board are by now the laughing stock of most of the world. Scenes that contain more flesh or affection than they find savoury are simply hacked out of the film before it is released.
1981 February 14, Alexander Wilson, “The New Right Attacks Childhood Sexuality: A Canadian Perspective”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 6:Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| savoury | British, alternative, for etymology 1, usually | lexicographic | |
| savoriest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| savorier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsavory · savorily · savoriness
Relateds
Translations (96)
hy բարկահամ (salty or non-sweet) · fi suolainen (salty or non-sweet) · sv välsmakande (tasty, attractive to the palate) · bg пикантен (salty or non-sweet) · de pikant (salty or non-sweet) · fi ruokahalua herättävä (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sk výrazne ochutený (tasty, attractive to the palate) · hu ízes (tasty, attractive to the palate) · cy sawrus (tasty, attractive to the palate) · hy աղի (salty or non-sweet) · ar مالح (salty or non-sweet) · ar شَهِيّ (tasty, attractive to the palate) · yue 鹹 /咸 (salty or non-sweet) · ru пикантный (salty or non-sweet) · de herzhaft (salty or non-sweet) · de köstlich (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ru аппети́тный (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sv salt (salty or non-sweet) · lld da sëur (tasty, attractive to the palate) · es sabroso (tasty, attractive to the palate) · he מלוח (salty or non-sweet) · eo salgusta (salty or non-sweet) · el αλμυρός (salty or non-sweet) · ja 塩辛い (salty or non-sweet) · pt salgado (salty or non-sweet) · pl smakowity (tasty, attractive to the palate) · cmn 鹹 /咸 (salty or non-sweet) · mns-nor атыӈ (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ja 香ばしい (tasty, attractive to the palate) · cy safri (salty or non-sweet) · sh slasno (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sq ngjelmë (tasty, attractive to the palate) · et maitsev (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ro sărat (salty or non-sweet) · fr salé (salty or non-sweet) · mi mākarakara (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ru о́стрый (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ru вку́сный (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ru пря́ный (tasty, attractive to the palate) · la sapidus (tasty, attractive to the palate) · cmn 好吃 (tasty, attractive to the palate) · hy կծու (salty or non-sweet) · hy համեղ (tasty, attractive to the palate) · th รสอูมามิ (tasty, attractive to the palate) · fr savoureux (tasty, attractive to the palate) · nan-hbl 鹹 /咸 (salty or non-sweet) · hu pikáns (salty or non-sweet) · pt de sal (salty or non-sweet) · ru солёный (salty or non-sweet) · th รสอูมามิ (salty or non-sweet) · de lecker (tasty, attractive to the palate) · bg вкусен (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pt gostoso (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sk chutný (tasty, attractive to the palate) · ru пика́нтный (tasty, attractive to the palate) · tr tuzlu (salty or non-sweet) · bg but see солен (salty or non-sweet) · ja 旨味 (salty or non-sweet) · sk slaný (salty or non-sweet) · nl hartig (salty or non-sweet) · ar مَرِيء (tasty, attractive to the palate) · th อูมามิ (salty or non-sweet) · fi maukas (tasty, attractive to the palate) · it salato (salty or non-sweet) · cmn 香 (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pl pikantny (salty or non-sweet) · it gustoso (tasty, attractive to the palate) · mi mōkarakara (tasty, attractive to the palate) · cmn 鮮美 /鲜美 (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sl okusen (tasty, attractive to the palate) · gl salgado (salty or non-sweet) · fur gustôs (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pt saboroso (tasty, attractive to the palate) · sh slano (salty or non-sweet) · de schmackhaft (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pl smaczny (tasty, attractive to the palate) · el νόστιμος (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pl niesłodki (salty or non-sweet) · it saporito (tasty, attractive to the palate) · he ערב (tasty, attractive to the palate) · id sedap (tasty, attractive to the palate) · id gurih (salty or non-sweet) · ja 美味しい (tasty, attractive to the palate) · mns-nor солвалыӈ (salty or non-sweet) · hi सलोना (tasty, attractive to the palate) · nl smakelijk (tasty, attractive to the palate) · fr délicieux (tasty, attractive to the palate) · th อูมามิ (tasty, attractive to the palate) · eo bongusta (tasty, attractive to the palate) · vi ngọt thịt (salty or non-sweet) · tr lezzetli (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pl wytrawny (salty or non-sweet) · ro savuros (tasty, attractive to the palate) · gv blasstal (tasty, attractive to the palate) · gl saboroso (tasty, attractive to the palate) · pt apetitoso (tasty, attractive to the palate)