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savoury

[sey-vuh-ree]

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savoury or savory (ˈseɪvərɪ)

—*adj*
1.	attractive to the sense of taste or smell
2.	salty or spicy; not sweet: a savoury dish
3.	pleasant
4.	respectable

—n , -vouries
5.	a savoury dish served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert

[C13 savure, from Old French savouré, from savourer to savour]

savory or savory

—*adj*

—n

[C13 savure, from Old French savouré, from savourer to savour]

'savourily or savory

—*adv*

'savorily or savory

—*adv*

'savouriness or savory

—n

'savoriness or savory

—n

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