savor

See also: savôr

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French savour, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavor”), from sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”).

Noun

savor (plural savors)

  1. the specific taste or smell of something
  2. a distinctive sensation
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French savourer, from savour, or possibly Late Latin sapōrāre, present active infinitive of sapōrō, from sapor (“taste, flavor”), from sapiō (“taste of, have a flavor of”).

Verb

savor (third-person singular simple present savors, present participle savoring, simple past and past participle savored)

  1. to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
  2. to appreciate, enjoy or relish something
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Anagrams

Ido

Verb

savor

  1. future infinitive of savar

Old French

Noun

savor f (oblique plural savors, nominative singular savor, nominative plural savors)

  1. Alternative form of savour
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