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savory

sa·vory

US/ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/ uncommon us
adjective (3) noun (4)

adjective

1.

morally respectable or inoffensive

  • “a past that was scarcely savory”
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noun

1.

any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees

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3.

either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

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4.

an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d''oeuvre

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Origin

From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).

Phrases

  • blue savory
  • summer savory
  • winter savory

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