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sa⋅vour⋅y

[sey-vuh-ree] adjective, -vour⋅i⋅er, -vour⋅i⋅est, noun, plural -vour⋅ies. Chiefly British
savory 1 .

sa⋅vor⋅y

1[sey-vuh-ree] adjective, -vor⋅i⋅er, -vor⋅i⋅est, noun, plural -vor⋅ies.
–adjective
1. pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
2. piquant: a savory jelly.
3. pleasing, attractive, or agreeable.
–noun
4. British. an aromatic, often spicy course or dish served either as an appetizer or as a dessert, as pickled fish or brandied fruit.
Also, especially British, savoury.


Origin:
1175–1225; ME savori (see savor, -y 1 ); r. ME savure < OF savoure, ptp. of savourer to savor


sa⋅vor⋅i⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅vor⋅i⋅ness, noun


1, 2. See palatable.
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sa·vour·y   (sā'və-rē)   
adj.   & n. Chiefly British
Variant of savory1.
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Word Origin & History

savory  (n.)
"aromatic mint," c.1387, perhaps an alteration of O.E. sæþerie, which is ult. from L. satureia "savory (n.)." But early history of the word suggests transmission via O.Fr. savereie. In either case, the form of the word probably altered by infl. of either the M.E. or O.Fr. form of savory (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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