1. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
   "The sauce had a pleasant flavour with a nip of garlic";
   - relish, flavor [US], sapidity, savor [US], savour [Brit, Cdn], smack, nip, tang
    
2. Something added to food primarily for the savour it imparts
   "Garlic is a common flavour in Mediterranean cooking";
   - flavorer [US], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavoring [US], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning, flavor [US]
    
3. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
   "The old bookstore had a flavour of mystery and adventure";
   - spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor [US], look, smell
    
4. (physics) the six kinds of quarks
   "The study of quark flavours is crucial to understanding particle physics";
   - flavor [US]

1. Add a particular taste or quality to food or drink
   "They flavoured the ice cream with vanilla"; "The chef flavoured the sauce with wine";
   - flavor [US]
    
2. Give a distinctive quality or character to something
   "Personal anecdotes flavoured her lecture";
   - flavor [US]

Derived forms: flavours, flavouring, flavoured

Type of: alter, ambiance, ambience, atmosphere, change, fixings, form, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, ingredient, kind, modify, sort, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, variety

Encyclopedia: Flavour