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sap⋅o⋅rous

  [sap-er-uhs]
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–adjective
full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
Origin:
1660–70; < LL sapōrōsus, equiv. to L sapor savor + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
sap⋅o⋅ros⋅i⋅ty  [sap-uh-ros-i-tee] , noun
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sa·por   (sā'pər, -pôr')   
n.  A quality perceptible to the sense of taste; flavor.

[Middle English, from Latin, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
sa'po·rif'ic (sā'pə-rĭf'ĭk, sāp'ə-), sa'po·rous (sā'pər-əs, sāp'ər-) adj.
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