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flavoring

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • This soda has an aftertaste because of the artificial flavoring.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of flavor

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flavorer, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ingredient, fixings

Narrower terms: cola extract, anchovy paste, bouillon cube, condiment, herb, spice, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, lemon oil, wintergreen oil, oil of wintergreen, salt, table salt, common salt, celery salt, garlic salt, onion salt, seasoned salt, sour salt, ginger, gingerroot, pepper, peppercorn, sassafras, coriander, coriander seed, fennel seed, fenugreek, fenugreek seed, garlic, ail, garlic chive, mustard seed, nasturtium, turmeric, cardamom, cardamon, cardamum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper, chili powder, curry powder, paprika, angelica, almond extract, anise, aniseed, anise seed, juniper berries, saffron, sesame seed, benniseed, caraway seed, poppy seed, dill seed, celery seed, lemon extract, monosodium glutamate, MSG, vanilla bean, vanilla, vanilla extract, sweetening, sweetener, mocha, cassareep

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنَكِّه (munakkih) — something that gives flavor
  • Bulgarian: ароматиза́нт (aromatizánt) — something that gives flavor
  • Bulgarian: ароматиза́тор (aromatizátor) — something that gives flavor
  • Catalan: saboritzant — something that gives flavor
  • Catalan: aromatitzant — something that gives flavor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調料 /调料 (tiáoliào) — something that gives flavor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調味品 /调味品 (tiáowèipǐn) — something that gives flavor
  • Finnish: makuaine — something that gives flavor
  • Finnish: mauste — something that gives flavor
  • German: Geschmacksstoff — something that gives flavor
  • Hungarian: ízesítő — something that gives flavor
  • Icelandic: bragðefni — something that gives flavor
  • Kabuverdianu: tenper — something that gives flavor
  • Kabuverdianu: ténpra — something that gives flavor
  • Korean: 조미료 (jomiryo) — something that gives flavor
  • Malay: perasa — something that gives flavor
  • Māori: waitāwhara — something that gives flavor
  • Māori: namunamuā — something that gives flavor
  • Polish: przyprawa — something that gives flavor
  • Portuguese: flavorizante — something that gives flavor
  • Russian: припра́ва (pripráva) — something that gives flavor
  • Spanish: saborizante — something that gives flavor
  • Welsh: cyflasyn — something that gives flavor
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