savory
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sa·vo·ry1 /ˈseɪvəri/ adjective the American spelling of savoury savoury的美式拼法
Examples from the Corpus
savory• For a savory accompaniment, poach in stock with a few cloves to serve with ham, chicken or duck.• There were some less savory businesses at the south end of Sewell Street.• At a street corner stall, a young man roasted savory chestnuts and served them up in a newspaper cone.• Slowly we pull it up through the resistance and find it filled with a light, savory chicken liver mousse.• With a modest smear of mayonnaise and mustard on the savory focaccia, this sandwich is sublime.• savory grilled vegetables• And yet that warm and savory kitchen was empty.• Most people rarely consider the savory muffin, served as a bread course with entrees.• But in glossing over the less savory results of its actions, the organization denies itself a rare opportunity.• Americans eat about six billion pounds of savory snacks a year.savory2 noun [uncountable]HBPDFC a plant that is used in cooking to add taste to meat and other food 〔烹调用的〕香薄荷Examples from the Corpus
savory• Woody herbs, like thyme, marjoram and winter savory stay green in all but the hardest winters and clip into tiny hedging.Origin savory1 (1200-1300) Old French savouré, past participle of savourer, from savour; SAVOR2 savory2 (1300-1400) Latin satureiasa·vo·ry1 adjectivesavory2 nounChineseSyllable
American spelling of Corpus the savoury
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savory
sa‧vo‧ry1 /ˈseɪvəri/ 
adjective
savory2 noun
sa‧vour‧y1 British English, savory American English /ˈseɪvəri/ adjective
1. British English savoury food tastes of salt
OPP sweet:
savoury party snacks
pancakes with sweet and savoury fillings
2. a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
3. not very savoury/none too savoury unpleasant or morally unacceptable ⇨ unsavoury:
Some of the customers in the pub looked none too savoury.
| I |
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: savouré, past participle of savourer, from savour; savor2
the American spelling of savouryLanguage: Old French
Origin: savouré, past participle of savourer, from savour; savor2
| II |
noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: satureia
[uncountable] a plant that is used in cooking to add taste to meat and other foodLanguage: Latin
Origin: satureia
| III |
British English, savory American English /ˈseɪvəri/ adjective1. British English savoury food tastes of salt
OPP sweet:
2. a savoury smell or taste is strong and pleasant but is not sweet
3. not very savoury/none too savoury unpleasant or morally unacceptable ⇨ unsavoury: