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- Dictionarysavoury/ˈseɪv(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. (of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet: "fresh pineapple is useful in savoury as well as in sweet dishes" Similar Opposite
- 2. morally wholesome or acceptable: "everyone knew it was a front for less savoury operations" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a savoury dish, especially a snack or appetizer: British "refreshments include cakes and savouries"
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SAVOURY definition: 1. Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste: 2. If you say that something is not…. Learn more.
: pleasing to the sense of taste or smell especially by reason of effective seasoning. a savory dinner. the savory smells wafting from the kitchen. d. : having a spicy or salty quality without sweetness. an assortment of both sweet and savory appetizers. e. : being, inducing, or marked by the rich or meaty taste sensation of umami. savory flavors.
savory. noun [ U ] uk / ˈseɪ.v ə r.i / us / ˈseɪ.vɚ.i /. a plant of the mint family, used in cooking as a herb: Two main versions of this herb are grown domestically – winter savory and summer savory. Summer savory is an aromatic annual which is related to rosemary and thyme. More examples.
Something savory is full of flavor, delicious and tasty — usually something that someone has cooked. In the world of cuisine, savory is also often used to mean the opposite of sweet, or salty.
5 meanings: 1. attractive to the sense of taste or smell 2. salty or spicy; not sweet 3. pleasant 4. respectable 5. a savoury.... Click for more definitions.
adjective. attractive to the sense of taste or smell. salty or spicy; not sweet. a savoury dish. pleasant. respectable. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. noun.
Definition of savoury adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Savory definition: having a salty, spicy, or piquant flavor; not sweet. See examples of SAVORY used in a sentence.
adj. 1. attractive to the sense of taste or smell. 2. (Cookery) salty or spicy; not sweet: a savoury dish. 3. pleasant. 4. respectable. n, pl -vouries. (Cookery) a savoury dish served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert. [C13 savure, from Old French savouré, from savourer to savour] ˈsavourily, ˈsavorily adv. ˈsavouriness, ˈsavoriness n.
1. Appetizing to the taste or smell: a savory stew. 2. Piquant, pungent, or salty to the taste; not sweet. 3. Morally respectable; inoffensive: a past that was scarcely savory. n. pl. sa·vor·ies. A dish of pungent taste, such as anchovies on toast or pickled fruit, sometimes served in Great Britain as an hors d'oeuvre or instead of a sweet dessert.
