flavor

n. taste; particular or specific taste; something that adds taste, flavoring; characteristic taste; smell, aroma (also flavuor)

v. give taste, add flavor to; spice, scent; give a particular shade or mood to (also flavour)

Flavor or flavour (see spelling differences) is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The "trigeminal senses", which detect chemical irritants in the mouth and throat, may also occasionally determine flavor. The flavor of the food, as such, can be altered with natural or artificial flavorants, which affect these senses.
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Noun
1. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
(synonym) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavour, look, smell
(hypernym) atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
(hyponym) Hollywood
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
(synonym) relish, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
(hyponym) lemon
(derivation) season, flavour
3. (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks
(synonym) flavour
(hypernym) kind, sort, form, variety
(classification) particle physics, high-energy physics, high energy physics
Verb
1. lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
(synonym) season, flavour
(hyponym) sauce
(cause) taste, savor, savour
(derivation) relish, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation

<spelling> US spelling of "flavour".
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