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Definition: Savory |
SavoryAdjective1. Morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory". 2. Having an agreeably pungent taste. 3. Pleasing to the sense of taste. Noun1. Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees. 2. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions. 3. Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family. 4. An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "savory" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Savory Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Satureja Species hortensis (summer savory)
montana (winter savory)
viminea (serpentine savory)Savory is an herb, of the genus Satureja, best known for flavoring beans. Summer savory is an annual; winter savory is a perennial.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Savory (herb)."
Synonyms: SavorySynonyms: inoffensive (adj), mouth-watering (adj), piquant (adj), spicy (adj), tasty (adj), zesty (adj), savoury (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unsavory (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pain | Bless, beatify; satisfy; gratify, desire slake, satiate, quench; indulge, humor, flatter, tickle; tickle the palate; (savory); regale, refresh; enliven; treat; amuse; take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy; meet one's wishes; win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart,bless, beatify; satisfy; gratify, desire slake, satiate, quench; indulge, humor, flatter, tickle; tickle the palate; (savory); regale, refresh; enliven; treat; amuse; take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy; meet one's wishes; win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart; do one's heart good. |
Savoriness | Verb: be savory. Adjective: tickle the palate,Verb: be savory. Adjective: tickle the palate, tickle the appetite; flatter the palate. |
Adjective: savory, delicious, tasty, well-tasted, to one's taste, good, palatable, nice, dainty, delectable; toothful, toothsome; gustful, appetizing, lickerish, delicate, exquisite, rich, luscious, ambrosial, scrumptious, delightful. | |
Taste | Verb: taste, savor, smatch, smack, flavor, twang; tickle the palate. (savory); smack the lips. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Savory |
| English words defined with "savory": aspic ♦ broth of a boy, broth of a man ♦ calf's-foot jelly, canape, cappelletti ♦ dressing ♦ genus Satureia, genus Satureja, Gustable ♦ Hamburg parsley, herb ♦ Petroselinum crispum tuberosum ♦ ravioli, relish ♦ salad dressing, Satureia, Satureja, Savorily, Savorly, Savorous, Sipid, suet pudding ♦ Tastable, tomato sauce, turnip-rooted parsley ♦ vol-au-vent ♦ Worcester sauce, Worcestershire, Worcestershire sauce. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "savory": Savorly. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Close-up of green savory, red & celery cabbage. . Credit: USDA. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen. |
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Business | The growth of the theme restaurant sector is a recent trend that continues to gain popularity, with restaurants like El Rancho (Tex/Mex), Buffalo Grill (American fare), Tarte Julie (specialty sweet and savory pies), and Flam's (regional cuisine from Alsace). (references) | |
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| "Savory" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 63.41% of the time. "Savory" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 63.41% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 19.51% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (singular) | 17.07% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "savory" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Savory | Last name | 1,000 | 17,155 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "savory": savory herbs ♦ summer savory ♦ winter savory. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "savory"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Trumzë (thyme), Pikant (flavored, flavoured, juicy, piquant, poignant, racy, savoury, spicy), Meze Pikante (savoury), I Shijshëm (appetizing, delicate, delicious, enjoyable, goluptious, luscious, nutty, palatable, sapid, savoury, scrumptious, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, yummy), I Këndshëm (agreeable, beauteous, beautiful, delectable, delicious, dreamy, dulcet, entertaining, funny, good, good humoured, good tempered, good-humored, goodly, graceful, gracious, grateful, handsome, jocose, jocund, jolly, likable, likeable, lovely, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, pretty, savoury, smooth, soft, sweet, sympathetic), Gjellë Pikante (savoury). (various references) | |
Arabic | فاتح للشهية (appetizing, savoury), متبل (flavored, flavoured, savoury, seasoned, spiced, spicy, zest), مالح (briny, saline, salt, salty, savoury), لذيذ (dainty, delectable, delicious, delightful, flavorful, flavourful, good, nice, palatable, pleasant, sapid, sweet, sympathetic, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, unique, yummy), لاذع (acerb, acid, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, bitterly, burning, caustic, cutting, harsh, hot, keen, mordant, nippy, peppery, piquant, poignant, pungent, rough, salty, sarcastic, savoury, scathing, scorching, sharp, sharp tongued, smarting, snappish, snappy, spicy, spiteful, stinging, tart, waspish), سائغ (agreeable, dulcet, palatable, pleasant, savoury), طيب النكهة (racy, savoury), طيب (delicious, good, perfume, scent, spice), صعتر. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | чубрица, Приятен, Почтен, Пикантен, Апетитен, "обър, 'кусен, Салата Преди ядене. (various references) | |
Chinese | 香 (appetizing, fragrant, incense, popular, scented, sweet), 美味 (Dainties, Dainty, flavorful, flavourful, Palatable, relish, savoury, yummy). (various references) | |
Czech | Slaný (briny, salt, salty), Pikantní (fruity, naughty, piquant, racy, spicy, tasty), Příjemný (agreeable, congenial, dulcet, engaging, enjoyable, good, jolly, neighborly, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, smooth, snug, suave, sweet, winning, winsome), Lahodný (appetizing, dainty, delicious, delightful, gentle, luscious, nutty, suave, sweet, yummy), Jednohubka, Chutný Předkrm, Chutný (appetizing, dainty, delicious, drinkable, good, palatable, sapid, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome). (various references) | |
Danish | sar (sardines, summer savory). (various references) | |
Dutch | bonenkruid (summer savory). (various references) | |
Farsi | موردپسند, مطبوع طبع . (various references) | |
French | Sarriette (summer savory). (various references) | |
German | Bohnenkraut (summer savory), schmackhaft (appetizing, delicate, palatable, palatably, savoury, tasty, toothsomely). (various references) | |
Greek | όεζέσ, Νόστιμοσ, σατουρεία η κηπευτική (summer savory), Θρούμπι, θύμος (summer savory), θρούμπι (summer savory), θυμάρι (thyme). (various references) | |
Hebrew | צתר". (various references) | |
Hungarian | Csombord, sós (brackish, briny, in salt, pickled, poignant, saline, salt, salty, savoury), pikáns (juicy, piquant, racy, salt, savoury, spicy), kellemes szagú (savoury), borsfű, ízletes (delicate, palatable, savoury, tasteful, tasty, toothsome), ínyencfalat (delicacy, kickshaw, savoury, tidbit, titbit). (various references) | |
Italian | satureia (summer savory), Saporito (savoury, tasty), Salato (biting, briny, corned, expensive, salt, salted, saltily, salty, savoury, stiff), Piatto Salato (savoury), Gustoso (amusing, nice, palatable, savoury, tasty, toothsome), Crostino (crouton, savoury, toast). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 芳しい (aromatic, fragrant, sweet). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | か"ばしい (aromatic, fragrant, sweet), "うばしい (aromatic, fragrant, sweet), セボリー . (various references) | |
Korean | '미있" (savoury). (various references) | |
Manx | lus vlaystal. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | avorysay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | segurelha (savoury). (various references) | |
Romanian | Savuros (chaming, luscious, pleasant, racy, relishing, sapid, savoury, tasty), Plãcut La Gust (mellow, palatable, savoury), Picant (attractive, fruity, hot, peppery, piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, salt, savoury, snappy, spicy), Gustos (appetizing, dainty, fruity, palatable, peckish, relishing, sapid, savoury, tasty, toothsome), Delicios (charming, dainty, darling, delicate, delicious, luscious, palatable, savoury), Cimbru (thyme), Apetisant (appetizing, lickerish, savoury). (various references) | |
Russian | чабер вкусный (savoury), чабер, Острая Закуска, Пикантный, 'кусный. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ukusan (appetizing, delicious, lickerish, luscious, palatable, sapid, savoury, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, yummy), prijatan (agreeable, bonny, conversable, cosy, cozy, delectable, enjoyable, gratified, gratifying, jolly, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, savoury, welcome), pikantan (piquant, savoury, spicy), mirisan (aromatic, deodorant, flavored, flavoured, fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, redolent, savoury, scented, smelling), mirišljav (aromatic, fragrant, odoriferous, savoury, smelling), čubar. (various references) | |
Spanish | Salado (briny, racy, saline, salt, salted, salty, savoury), Sabroso (fruity, juicy, palatable, rich, sapid, saporous, savoury, spicy, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, zestful), saborija (summer savory), ajedrea de jardin (summer savory), ajedrea comun (summer savory), Ajedrea (calamint, savoury). (various references) | |
Swedish | kyndel. (various references) | |
Turkish | Yemek Sonunda Yenen Tuzlu Þey, Tadı Güzel (savoury, tasty, yummy), Lezzetli (dainty, delicate, delicious, goluptious, luscious, palatable, sapid, savoury, succulent, tasteful, tasty, toothsome, yummy, zestful), Kokulu (aromatic, balsamic, fragrant, nosey, nosy, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, redolent, savoury, scented, spiced, spicy), Geyik Out (savoury), Ýştah Açıcı. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чабер. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | rau thơm. (various references) | |
Welsh | sawrus, blasus (delicious, tasty), amheuthun (choice, dainty, delicacy, rare, rarity, treat). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | condita, conditae, condite, conditorum, conditum, conditus, Satureja hortensis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai edwken ta edesmata kai touV artouV ouV epoihsen eiV taV ceiraV iakwb tou uiou authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dedit pulmentum et panes quos coxerat tradidit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And yaue sowil, and took the looues that she hadde sothun. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And she put ye meate and brede which she had made in the hode of hir sonne Iacob |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And she gave the savory meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And she gave the savory meat, and the bread which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And she gave into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made ready. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Ug iyang gihatag ang makaon nga lamian ug ang tinapay nga gihikay niya, sa kamot ni Jacob nga iyang anak. |
| Croatian | Stavi zatim ukusan obrok i kruh što ga je pripravila na ruke svoga sina Jakova. |
| Danish | og så gav hun sin Søn Jakob Maden og Brødet, som hun havde tillavet. |
| Dutch | En zij gaf de smakelijke spijzen, en het brood, welke zij toegemaakt had, in de hand van Jakob, haar zoon. |
| Finnish | Sitten hän antoi herkkuruuan ynnä leipomansa leivän poikansa Jaakobin käteen. |
| French | Et elle plaça dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets et le pain qu`elle avait préparés. |
| German | und gab also das Essen mit Brot, wie sie es gemacht hatte, in Jakobs Hand, ihres Sohnes. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu diberikannya kepada Yakub masakan yang enak itu dengan roti yang telah dibuatnya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diberikannyalah makanan yang sedap dan roti, yang telah diperbuatkannya itu, ke tangan Yakub, anaknya. |
| Italian | Poi mise in mano al suo figlio Giacobbe il piatto e il pane che aveva preparato. |
| Maori | Na ka hoatu e ia te kai reka me te taro i hanga e ia ki te ringa o Hakopa, o tana tama. |
| Norwegian | Så lot hun sin sønn Jakob få den velsmakende rett og brødet som hun hadde laget, |
| Rumanian | Wi a dat kn mkna fiului squ Iacov mkncarea gustoasq wi pknea, pe cari le pregqtise. |
| Spanish | Luego puso el potaje y el pan, que había preparado, en las manos de Jacob su hijo. |
| Swedish | Sedan lämnade hon åt sin son Jakob den smakliga rätten och brödet som hon hade tillrett. |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "savory": unsavory. (additional references) | |
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"Savory" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Asforby, Favory, Sadourny, saivoure, satori, satory, savaric, Savart, Saverio, saverys, savitri, Savoor, savore, savort, Savorys, savour, savourly, Savoye, savoys, sav'ry, Sawori, saxor, sevor, sivery, slavory, soory. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "savory" (pronounced sā"verē) |
| 5 | s ā" v er ē | unsavory. |
| 4 | -ā" v er ē | bravery, slavery. |
| 3 | -v er ē | Calvary, delivery, discovery, ivory, every, livery, ovary, reverie, silvery, thievery. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-o-r-s-v-y" | |
-1 letter: arvos, ovary, savor, savoy. | |
-2 letters: arvo, avos, oars, osar, rays, rosy, ryas, soar, sora, soya, vars, vary. | |
-3 letters: ars, avo, ays, oar, ora, ors, ova, ras, ray, rya, say, soy, var, vas, yar. | |
-4 letters: ar, as, ay, or, os, oy, so, ya, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-o-r-s-v-y" | |
+1 letter: savoury. | |
+2 letters: advisory, layovers, overeasy, overlays, overpays, overstay, savorily, sovranly, sovranty, unsavory, vouvrays, voyagers. | |
+3 letters: overhasty, overplays, overstays, variously, visionary, voyageurs. | |
+4 letters: acyclovirs, carryovers, observably, overstayed, ravenously, slavocracy, valorously, vaporously, varicosity. | |
+5 letters: cavernously, conservancy, conversancy, marvelously, observantly, observatory, overstaying, revisionary, vagariously, veraciously, vicariously, voraciously. | |
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