Savour

Definitions: Savour

Savour

Noun

1. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.

Verb

1. Have flavor; taste of something.

2. Give taste to.

3. Taste appreciatively.

4. Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory".

Date "savour" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

"Savour" is a common misspelling or typo for: savior, savor, savory.

Synonyms: Savour

Synonyms: flavor (n), flavour (n), sapidity (n), smack (n), tang (n), bask (v), enjoy (v), relish (v), savor (v), taste (v). (additional references)

Synonym by domain: savouring (food & agriculture).

Crosswords: Savour

Specialty definitions using "savour": Salt Losing its Savour. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Out of the Saltbox: The Savour of Old Vermont (reference) Savour of Ireland: A Photographic and Gastronomic Tour of Ireland a Century Ago (reference) Savour of Scotland : a Scottish diversity (reference) Savour St. Louis: A Blending of Tastes & Cultures (reference) Savour the Pacific: A Discovery of Taste (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Savour" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Savour" is used about 204 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
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	66.67%	136	27,260
Noun (singular)	17.16%	35	58,339
Lexical Verb (base form)	16.18%	33	60,273
Total	100.00%	204	N/A

Expression using "savour": savour of. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "savour"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		shijoj (enjoy, rejoice, relish, savor, taste), shije (Flavor, flavour, gusto, likes, liking, palate, relish, sapidity, sapor, savor, smack, taste), reputacion (character, fame, name, note, report, reputation, repute, savor), provoj (assay, attest, demonstrate, deprive, essay, establish, experience, fit on, make good, manifest, presume, pretend, prove, sample, savor, show, substantiate, suffer, taste, test, try, try on, try out, validate, venture, witness), interes (account, behalf, interest, palate, percentage, sake, savor, self interest), emër (appellation, character, denomination, eminence, fame, first name, forename, Mark, name, notoriety, noun, reputation, savor, substantive, title), aromë e mirë (savor), aromë (aroma, balm, essence, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, incense, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, savor, scent, waft). (various references)

Arabic		‏مذاق (savor), ‏نكهة (aroma, flavor, flavour, race, relish, savor, smack, taste), ‏لذيذ المذاق (savor), ‏حلو المذاق (savor, tasting), ‏تذوق (reload, savor, taste, tasting), ‏طعم (diet, engraft, feed, fill, implant, inlay, inoculate, keep, nourish, relish, savor, taste, transplant, troll), ‏صفة مميزة (attribute, characteristic, difference, flavor, flavour, property, savor, stamp, turn), ‏ذاق (sample, savor, taste), ‏رائحة خاصة (savor). (various references)

Bulgarian		стимул (brace, goad, impetus, impulse, inducement, oestrum, oestrus, propulsion, push, relish, savor, spur, stimulant, stimulus), следа (footprint, ghost, odor, odour, print, rag, relic, relish, remnant, rudiment, savor, scar, scent, scintilla, shadow, show, shred, sign, spice, tang, touch, trace, track, trail, train, trait, vestige, whiff), слагам подправка на (savor), характерен вкус (savor), характерен аромат (savor), характерен дъх (savor), вкусвам с наслада (savor), вкус (choice, discernment, fancy, flavour, inclination, liking, palate, penchant, relish, sapor, savor, smack, stomach, taste, tincture, tinge), оттенък (hue, overtone, savor, spice, strain, tincture, tinge, touch, undertone), аромат (aroma, fragrance, nose, odor, odour, perfume, relish, sapor, savor, scent, smell), придавам вкус на (flavour, relish, savor, tincture), придавам аромат на (relish, savor), пикантност (heat, piquancy, poignancy, pungency, raciness, salacity, salt, savor, spicery, zest), интерес (concern, fascination, interest, mustard, punch, savor, wonderment), дъх (aroma, blowing, breath, puff, respiration, savor, tincture, tinge, wind). (various references)

Chinese		滋味. (various references)

Danish		smag (acceptance, flavour, gustation, palatability, sense of taste, taste, tastiness). (various references)

Dutch		smaak (good taste, sense of taste, taste). (various references)

Finnish		maku (flavour, gustatory, taste). (various references)

French		goût. (various references)

German		Geschmack (Flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, gust, gusto, like, liking, palate, relish, savor, savors, savours, sense of taste, smack, taste, tastefulness). (various references)

Greek		γεύση (flavour, palate, sapor, savor, smack, taste, zest), γεύομαι (mouthwash, sample, savor, taste). (various references)

Hebrew		ריח (aroma, fragrance, odor, odour, savor, scent, smell), סממן (drug, flavour, perfume, savor, spice). (various references)

Hungarian		zamat (aroma, bouquet, flavor, flavour, gust, nose, relish, savor, smack), íz (aroma, flavor, flavour, gust, relish, salt, savor, say, smack, spice, taste), aroma (aroma, flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, gust, savor). (various references)

Italian		gusto (acceptance, enjoyment, fancy, Flavor, flavour, gusto, kick, liking, palatability, palate, relish, savor, sense of taste, smack, spice, taste, tastiness, zest). (various references)

Korean		맛 (taste). (various references)

Manx		cur blass er (flavouring), blasstyn (relish, taste), blasstey (relish, sample). (various references)

Pig Latin		avoursay

Portuguese		gosto (dribblet, fellow feeling, flak, Flavor, flavour, fondness, gust, gusto, like, liking, palate, pleasure, proper, raciness, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor, sense of taste, spice, style, taste, tooth, treat, zest). (various references)

Romanian		savoare (charm, Flavor, flavour, savor, smack, taste), nuanţã (cast, color, colour, hue, key, nuance, savor, shade, shadow, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, touch), mirosi (nose, nose out, savor, scent, smack, smell, smoke, sniff), iz (Flavor, flavour, reek, savor, smack, taste, touch, whiff), gust (desire, disposition, Flavor, flavour, gust, gusto, liking, palate, relish, savor, smack, taste, zest), da idea de (savor), da gust (add zest to, relish, savor), condimenta (Flavor, flavour, pepper, relish, savor, season, spice), asezona (dress, savor, season). (various references)

Russian		смаковать (savor), репутация (character, fame, name, note, odor, odour, records, report, reputation, repute, savor, standings), вкус (flavour, liking, palate, relish, sapidity, sapor, savor, smack, taste, tastefulness, tastiness), особый вкус или запах (savor), оттенок (color, colour, contrast, nuance, savor, shade, shade of, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, touch, undertone), отличительное свойство (savor), аромат (aroma, aromas, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, savor), интерес (concern, interest, recede into the background, savor), иметь вкус (relish, savor, smack, taste). (various references)

Scottish		blas (flavour, taste). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ukus (flavor, flavour, gusto, relish, sapor, savor, smack, taste), opor miris (savor), mirisati (reek, savor, smack, smell, sniff), imati ukus (savor, taste), draž (cantrip, charm, grace, lure, savor). (various references)

Spanish		sabor (Flavor, flavour, gusto, relish, sapor, savor, smack, spice, spiceness, tang, taste, tastiness, treat), gusto (fancy, favoritism, favouritism, Flavor, flavour, liking, pleasure, relish, savor, sense of taste, taste, tastefulness, treat, zest, zing). (various references)

Swedish		smak (fancy, Flavor, flavour, gusto, palate, partiality, relish, sapor, savor, taste), doft (aroma, fragrance, fragrancy, fragrant flavour impression, incense, nose, odor, odour, savor, scent, smell, waft, whiff), arom (aroma, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, perfume, savor). (various references)

Turkish		zevkine varmak (savor), zevk (bang, delectation, delight, enjoyment, fancy, good taste, gratification, gusto, indulgence, kick, like, liking, luxury, meat, pleasure, relish, savor, sweet, taste, treat), tat (Flavor, flavour, gustatory, relish, sapidity, sauce, savor, savoriness, savouriness, sweet, taste, zest), tadını almak (get the taste of, savor), tadını çıkarmak (bask, discuss, drink in, enjoy, feast, make the most of it, relish, savor), tad (Flavor, flavour, good taste, race, salt, savor, taste), lezzet (daintiness, Flavor, flavour, gladness, good taste, joy, lusciousness, relish, salt, sapidity, sauce, savor, savoriness, savouriness, smack, taste, zest), kokusunu almak (get an inkling of, have a scent for smth., nose out, perceive the smell of, savor, scent, smell, smell out, sniff, snuff, taste blood, wind). (various references)

Ukranian		смакувати (discuss, flavour, lick one's lips, savor, smack), гострота (acridity, acrimony, acuity, acumen, acuteness, pepper, piquancy, poignancy, pungency, quickness, savor, sharpness, subtlety), відтінок (hue, nuance, savor, tinct, tincture, undertone), особливий смак (savor), мати смак (eat, savor, smack, taste), мати риси (savor). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 14, Verse 34
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kalon to alaV ean de to alaV mwranqh en tini artuqhsetai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Bonum est sal si autem sal quoque evanuerit in quo condietur
Old English	990	West Saxon	God ys sealt gif hit awyrð on þam þe hit gesylt bið.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Salt is good; but if salt vanysche, in what thing schal it be sauerid?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Salt is good but yf salt have loste hyr saltnes what shall be seasoned ther with?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be seasoned?
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 14, Verse 34
Bulgarian	Прочее, добро нещо е солта, но ако самата сол обезсолее, с какво ще се поправи?
Cebuano	"Ang asin maoy usa ka maayong butang; apan kon ang asin kawad-an sa iyang lami, unsaon pa man sa pagpabalik sa kaparat niini?
Chinese	鹽本是好的．鹽若失了味、可 �"� �"� 麼叫它再鹹呢。
Croatian	"Dobra je sol. Ali ako i sol obljutavi, èime æe se ona zaèiniti?
Danish	Saltet er altså godt; men dersom også Saltet mister sin Kraft, hvorved skal det da få den igen?
Dutch	Het zout is goed; maar indien het zout smakeloos geworden is, waarmede zal het smakelijk gemaakt worden?
Finnish	Suola on hyvä; mutta jos suolakin käy mauttomaksi, millä se saadaan suolaiseksi?
French	Le sel est une bonne chose; mais si le sel perd sa saveur, avec quoi l`assaisonnera-t-on?
German	Das Salz ist ein gutes Ding; wo aber das Salz dumm wird, womit wird man's würzen?
Haitian Creole	Sèl, se yon bon bagay; men si sèl la pèdi gou l', ak kisa pou n' fè l' sale ankò?
Hungarian	Jó a só: de ha a só megízetlenül, mivel sózzák meg?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	"Garam itu baik, tetapi kalau menjadi tawar, mungkinkah diasinkan kembali?
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Adapun garam itu baik; tetapi jikalau garam itu menjadi tawar, dengan apakah dapat ia dimasinkan pula?
Italian	Il sale è buono, ma se anche il sale perdesse il sapore, con che cosa lo si saler� ?
Korean	소 금 이 좋 은 것 이 나 소 금 도 만 일 그 맛 을 잃 었 으 면 무 엇 으 로 짜 게 하 리 �"
Latvian	Sâls ir laba lieta, bet ja sâls paliek nederîga, kâ lai to uzlabo?
Manx Gaelic	Ta sollan mie: agh my ta'n sollan er choayl e vlass, kys hig e vree ayn reesht?
Maori	No reira he pai te tote: otira ki te hemo te ha o te tote, ma te aha ka whai ha ai?
Modern Greek	Καλον το αλας· αλλ' εαν το αλας διαφθαρη, με τι θελει αρτυθη;
Norwegian	Salt er en god ting, men når også saltet mister sin kraft, hvad skal det da saltes med?
Portuguese	Bom é o sal; mas se o sal se tornar insípido, com que se há de restaurar-lhe o sabor?
Rumanian	Sarea este bunq; dar dacq sarea kwi pierde gustul ei de sare, prin ce i se va da knapoi gustul acesta?
Russian	уПМШ--�"П�'ТБС ЧЕЭШ; ОП ЕУМЙ УПМШ � ПФЕТСЕФ УЙМХ, ЮЕН ЙУ� ТБЧЙФШ ЕЕ?
Shuar	`Weeka jeaku pénkeraiti. Tura michumarka ¿itiurak atak pénker ati?
Spanish	"Buena es la sal; pero si la sal se vuelve insípida, ¿con qué será sazonada?
Swahili	"Chumvi ni nzuri; lakini ikipoteza ladha yake, itakolezwa na nini?
Swedish	Så är väl saltet en god sak, men om till och med saltet mister sin sälta, varmed skall man då återställa dess kraft?
Thai	เกลือเป็นสิ่ง�"ี แต่ถ้าแม้เกลือนั้นหม�"รสเค็มไปแล้ว จะทำให้กลับเค็มอีกอย่างไรไ�"้
Ukrainian	Сіль добра річ. Коли ж сіль несолоною стане, чим приправити її?
Uma	"Poi', wori' kalaua-na. Aga ane mobali' -mi kapoi' -na alaa-na uma-pi mopoi', napa tena to ma'ala mpakapoi' -i?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "savour": savoured, savourer, savourers, savourier, savouries, savouriest, savouring, savours, savoury. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-o-r-s-u-v"
	-1 letter: arvos, savor, varus.
	-2 letters: arvo, avos, oars, osar, ours, soar, sora, sour, sura, ursa, vars, vaus.
	-3 letters: ars, avo, oar, ora, ors, our, ova, ras, sau, sou, var, vas, vau.
	-4 letters: ar, as, or, os, so, us.
	Words containing the letters "a-o-r-s-u-v"
	+1 letter: favours, saviour, savours, savoury, valours, vapours, various.
	+2 letters: flavours, haviours, outraves, outsavor, paviours, ravenous, saviours, savorous, savoured, savourer, unsavory, valorous, vaporous, vaqueros, vavasour, virtuosa, vouvrays.
	+3 letters: arbovirus, avouchers, cavernous, favourers, marvelous, outbraves, outrivals, outsavors, overhauls, oversauce, oviparous, rivalrous, rotavirus, savourers, savourier, savouries, savouring, supernova, vagarious, valuators, vapourers, variorums, variously, vavasours, veracious, vicarious, virtuosas, voracious, voyageurs.
	+4 letters: adenovirus, avaricious, behaviours, boulevards, cadaverous, chivalrous, curvaceous, curvacious, endeavours, evaluators, manoeuvres, marvellous, outsavored, oversauced, oversauces, overslaugh, overvalues, parvovirus, ravenously, savouriest, supernovae, supernovas, uvarovites, valorously, vaporously, viraginous, viviparous.
	+5 letters: adventurous, arboviruses, avoirdupois, carnivorous, cavernously, cultivators, granivorous, intravenous, marvelously, mavourneens, nonvascular, outsavoring, overanxious, overarousal, oversaucing, overslaughs, overzealous, papovavirus, provascular, rhabdovirus, rotaviruses, sporulative, sugarloaves, travelogues, unobservant, vagariously, variousness, veraciously, vicariously, voluntaries, voluntarism, voluntarist, voraciously.
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