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Flavor or Flavour - What's the difference?

flavor | flavour | Alternative forms |

Flavour is a alternative form of flavor.



As nouns the difference between flavor and flavour

is that flavor is standard spelling of from=American spelling|lang=en|flavour while flavour is the quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

As verbs the difference between flavor and flavour

is that flavor is standard spelling of from=American spelling|lang=en|flavour while flavour is to add flavouring to something.

flavor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
    Flavor was added to the pudding.
    What flavor of bubble gum do you enjoy?
    the flavor of an experience
    Debian is one flavor of the Linux operating system.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • flavour

    Alternative forms

    * flavor (American spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
  • The flavour of this apple pie is delicious.
  • A substance used to produce a taste. Flavouring.
  • Flavour was added to the pudding.
  • A variety (of taste) attributed to an object.
  • What flavour of bubble gum do you enjoy?
  • The characteristic quality of something.
  • the flavour of an experience
  • (informal) A kind or type.
  • Debian is one flavour of the Linux operating system.
  • (physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
  • (archaic) The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.
  • the flavour of a rose

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add flavouring to something.
  • Derived terms

    * flavoured * flavourful * flavouring * flavourless * flavour of the month * flavour of the week * flavoursome

    See also

    * gustatory * gustation