flavor

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪvə/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈfleɪvɚ/
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• Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈflæɪvə/
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• rhymes with -eɪvə(ɹ)
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• homophone: flava (non-rhotic accents)
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• CMU ARPABET: F L EY1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh1- Proto-Indo-European *bhleh1-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin flātor Vulgar Latin *flātorder. Old French flaorbor. Middle English savourinflu. Middle English flavour English flavor From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“blower”), from flō, flāre (“to blow, puff”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh1- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to make a loud noise”). Doublet of blow and bleat.

195 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: smaak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Albanian: shije — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Arabic: نَكْهَة (nakha) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Arabic: طَعْم (ṭaʕm) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Armenian: համ (ham) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Bashkir: тәм (təm) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Basque: zapore — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Belarusian: смак (smak) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Belarusian: пры́смак (prýsmak) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Belarusian: арама́т (aramát) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Bulgarian: вкус (vkus) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Burmese: ရသ (ra.sa.) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Catalan: gust — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Catalan: sabor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Chinese Mandarin: 味道 (wèidao) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Chinese Mandarin: 味兒 /味儿 (wèir) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Czech: příchuť — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Danish: smag — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Dutch: meug — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Dutch: smaak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Finnish: maku — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• French: goût — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• French: saveur — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Galician: sabor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Galician: aroma — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Georgian: არომატი (aromaṭi) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Georgian: გემო (gemo) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• German: Geschmack — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• German: Gust — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Hebrew: טַעַם (tá'am) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Hindi: स्वाद (svād) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Hindi: सुवास (suvās) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Hungarian: zamat — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Hungarian: aroma — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Icelandic: bragðefni — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Ingrian: maku — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Italian: sapore — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Italian: gusto — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Japanese: 味 (aji) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Japanese: 風味 (fūmi) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Japanese: 香味 (kōmi) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Japanese: フレーバー (furēbā) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Kalmyk: амтн (amtn) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Khmer: រសជាតិ (rŭəh ciət) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Khmer: រស (rŭəh) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Korean: 향미 (hyangmi) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Korean: 풍미 (pungmi) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Korean: 맛 (mat) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Lao: ລົດຊາດ (lot sāt) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Latin: sapor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Lithuanian: skonis — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Macedonian: вкус (vkus) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Malay: rasa — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Māori: namunamuā — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Māori: hā — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Māori: tāwara — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Māori: tāwhara — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Mauritian Creole: gou — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Nepali: स्वाद (svād) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Nepali: फ्लेबर (phlebar) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Norwegian Bokmål: smak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Norwegian Nynorsk: smak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Occitan: gost — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Occitan: sabor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Persian: طعم (ta'm) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Persian: مزه (maze) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Polish: smak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Polish: aromat — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Portuguese: sabor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Portuguese: gosto — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Romanian: savoare — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Romanian: gust — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Romanian: aromă — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Russian: вкус (vkus) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Russian: арома́т (aromát) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Russian: при́вкус (prívkus) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Slovak: príchuť — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Slovene: okus — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Slovene: priokus — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Spanish: sabor — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Spanish: gusto — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Spanish: sazón — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Swedish: smak — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Tajik: мазза (mazza) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Tamil: சுவை (cuvai) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Thai: รสชาติ (rót-châat) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Thai: รส (rót) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Tocharian B: śūke — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Turkish: çeşni — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Ukrainian: смак (smak) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Ukrainian: при́смак (prýsmak) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Ukrainian: арома́т (aromát) — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Vietnamese: hương vị — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Welsh: blas — the quality produced by the sensation of taste
• Afrikaans: smaakstof — a substance used to produce a taste
• Arabic: بَهَار (bahār) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Belarusian: прыпра́ва (prypráva) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Bulgarian: подпра́вка (podprávka) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Chinese Mandarin: 調料 /调料 (tiáoliào) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Chinese Mandarin: 調味料 /调味料 (tiáowèiliào) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Czech: příchuť — a substance used to produce a taste
• Dutch: smaakstof — a substance used to produce a taste
• Finnish: makuaine — a substance used to produce a taste
• Finnish: mauste — a substance used to produce a taste
• French: saveur — a substance used to produce a taste
• German: Geschmacksstoff — a substance used to produce a taste
• German: Geschmacksverstärker — a substance used to produce a taste
• Italian: sapori — a substance used to produce a taste
• Italian: fragranza — a substance used to produce a taste
• Italian: aroma — a substance used to produce a taste
• Japanese: 香料 (kōryō) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Japanese: 調味料 (chōmiryō) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Korean: 향료 (hyangnyo) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Korean: 조미료 (jomiryo) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Latin: sapor — a substance used to produce a taste
• Māori: whakakakara — a substance used to produce a taste
• Persian: چاشنی (čāšni) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Portuguese: condimento — a substance used to produce a taste
• Russian: припра́ва (pripráva) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Russian: доба́вка (dobávka) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Swedish: smakämne — a substance used to produce a taste
• Swedish: smaktillsats — a substance used to produce a taste
• Ukrainian: припра́ва (prypráva) — a substance used to produce a taste
• Afrikaans: smaak — a variety (of taste)
• Bulgarian: буке́т (bukét) — a variety (of taste)
• Dutch: smaak — a variety (of taste)
• Finnish: maku — a variety (of taste)
• French: saveur — a variety (of taste)
• French: goût — a variety (of taste)
• Hebrew: טַעַם (tá'am) — a variety (of taste)
• Italian: sapore — a variety (of taste)
• Latin: sapor — a variety (of taste)
• Malay: perisa — a variety (of taste)
• Portuguese: sabor — a variety (of taste)
• Russian: буке́т (bukét) — a variety (of taste)
• Spanish: sabor — a variety (of taste)
• Swedish: smak — a variety (of taste)
• Tamil: சுவை (cuvai) — a variety (of taste)
• Afrikaans: smaak — the characteristic quality of something
• Dutch: smaak — the characteristic quality of something
• Finnish: maku — the characteristic quality of something
• French: saveur — the characteristic quality of something
• Portuguese: sabor — the characteristic quality of something
• Russian: при́вкус (prívkus) — the characteristic quality of something
• Russian: осо́бенность (osóbennostʹ) — the characteristic quality of something
• Tamil: கூறு (kūṟu) — the characteristic quality of something
• Tamil: பண்பு (paṇpu) — the characteristic quality of something
• Finnish: maku — a type of something
• French: style — a type of something
• Italian: tipo — a type of something
• Italian: varietà — a type of something
• Italian: genere — a type of something
• Italian: specie — a type of something
• Korean: 특징 (teukjing) — a type of something
• Polish: odmiana — a type of something
• Russian: сорт (sort) — a type of something
• Russian: тип (tip) — a type of something
• Swedish: sort — a type of something
• Swedish: slag — a type of something
• Tamil: வகை (vakai) — a type of something
• Chinese Mandarin: 味 (wèi) — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Chinese Mandarin: 味道 (wèidào) — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Finnish: maku — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• French: saveur — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Italian: sapore — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Portuguese: sabor — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Swedish: arom — in physics, the types of quarks or leptons
• Bulgarian: подправям (podpravjam) — to add flavoring to something
• Bulgarian: придавам вкус (pridavam vkus) — to add flavoring to something
• Esperanto: gustigi — to add flavoring to something
• Finnish: maustaa — to add flavoring to something
• Finnish: höystää — to add flavoring to something
• Finnish: antaa makua — to add flavoring to something
• French: assaisonner — to add flavoring to something
• Galician: condimentar — to add flavoring to something
• German: würzen — to add flavoring to something
• Ancient Greek: ἀρτύω (artúō) — to add flavoring to something
• Hungarian: ízesít — to add flavoring to something
• Hungarian: fűszerez — to add flavoring to something
• Irish: leasaigh — to add flavoring to something
• Italian: condire — to add flavoring to something
• Italian: aromatizzare — to add flavoring to something
• Italian: profumare — to add flavoring to something
• Māori: waitāwhara — to add flavoring to something
• Māori: whakarehu — to add flavoring to something
• Māori: whakakakara — to add flavoring to something
• Portuguese: condimentar — to add flavoring to something
• Russian: приправля́ть (pripravljátʹ) — to add flavoring to something
• Russian: припра́вить (priprávitʹ) — to add flavoring to something
• Spanish: saborizar — to add flavoring to something
• Spanish: condimentar — to add flavoring to something
• Swedish: smaksätta — to add flavoring to something
• Tamil: தாளி (tāḷi) — to add flavoring to something
• Turkish: lezzetlendirmek — to add flavoring to something
• Turkish: tatlandırmak — to add flavoring to something