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Word entry · 6 letters

savory

Best crossword clue

"Pleasantly salty"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aorsvyStarts with SEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having a pleasant taste

Word origin

From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin sapōrāre, from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), from sapiō, sapere (“taste of, have a flavour of”).

Used in a sentence

  • The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
  • The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
  • The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.

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