English Explanatory Dictionary

savory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
  2. Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.
  3. Umami.
  4. Morally or ethically acceptable.
noun
  1. A savory snack.
noun
  1. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
  2. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/ /ˈseɪv.ɹi/ en-us-savory.ogg

Word forms

savory savorier savoriest savoury savories Savorys

Etymology

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”).

Related words

umami

Derived words

savorily savoriness unsavory blue savory summer savory winter savory
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