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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  (adj.)
"pleasing in taste or smell," c.1225, from O.Fr. savoure (Fr. savoré), pp. of savourer "to taste" (see savor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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