relish

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A pleasant taste.
2. (countable, uncountable) Enjoyment; pleasure.
3. (countable, uncountable) A quality or characteristic tinge.
4. (countable, uncountable) A taste (for); liking (of); fondness.
5. (countable, uncountable) A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
6. (countable, uncountable) In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
7. (countable, uncountable) Something that is greatly liked or savoured.

Verb

1. (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of
2. (transitive) To take great pleasure in.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.
4. (transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To give pleasure.

Synonyms

taste

savor

savour

enjoy

condiment

flavour

seasoning

flavor

zest

flavouring

smack

gusto

tang

spice

liking

like

sauce

pleasure

delight in

inclination

enjoyment

enthusiasm

zestfulness

luxuriate

eagerness

ardour

tinge

scent

spiciness

zeal

sapidity

bask

appreciation

nip

flavoring

delicacy

desire

odor

flavorer

daintiness

fervour

fervor

curry

🍛

attraction

feast

excitement

lust

lusciousness

cockscomb

appetizer

Translations

savourer

genießen

saborear

relish

snoepen

saborear

νοστιμάδα

λιχουδιά

condimento

se délecter

gusto

απολαύω

saveur

νοστιμίζω

meyil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛl.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Alteration of reles (“scent, taste, aftertaste”), from Old French relais, reles (“something remaining, that which is left behind”), from relaisser (“to leave behind”).