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Verb: savour  sey-vu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: savor)
  1. Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
    "She savoured every moment of her vacation"; "They savoured the summer concert";
    - enjoy, bask, relish, savor [US], love
     
  2. Have flavour; have a taste of something
    "The soup savourd of garlic";
    - taste, savor [US]
     
  3. Taste appreciatively
    "savour the soup";
    - savor [US]
     
  4. (cooking) give taste to
    "She savourd the dish with fresh herbs and spices";
    - savor [US]
Noun: savour  sey-vu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: savor)
  1. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    "He closed his eyes to fully savour the rich chocolate dessert";
    - relish, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], sapidity, savor [US], smack, nip, tang

Sounds like: savour

Derived forms: savoured, savouring, savours

Type of: appear, experience, feel, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, like, look, seem, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

Encyclopedia: Savour