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Tasty, attractive to the palate.
Salty or non-sweet.
Not overly sweet.
(figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
A snack.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 18, author=Florence Fabricant, title=Off the Menu, work=New York Times
, passage=P*ONG On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter. }}
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As an adjective savory
is tasty, attractive to the palate.As a noun savory
is a snack or savory can be any of several mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.savory
English
(wikipedia savory)Alternative forms
* savoury (British)Etymology 1
From the (etyl) savoure, from savourer, from (etyl) saporare, from saporAdjective
(en adjective)- 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 duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
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