savory

Meaning

Adj

1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
2. Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
3. umami, modern
4. Morally or ethically acceptable.

Noun

A savory snack.

Noun

1. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
2. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.

Synonyms

savoury

tasty

palatable

appetizing

delicious

😋

sapid

flavorsome

mouth-watering

nice

piquant

Micromeria juliana

spicy

flavorful

flavourful

toothsome

flavourous

flavoursome

dainty

delicacy

zesty

flavorous

titbit

umami

undamaged

wholesome

yummy

zest

saporous

sweet-smelling

gourmet dish

savorous

strong-tasting

flavory

lekker

flavourful flavorful

flavoury

appealing

savoury

biting

bitter

comely

fresh

frosty

incorrupt

kickshaw

pleasing

pretty

pristine

racy

relishable

rich

🤑

salted

salty

snack

sound

🔉

sour

tart

tasteful

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈseɪvəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: savory

Inherited from Middle English: saverey

In summary

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