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Detailed Synonyms for savoury in English

savoury:

savoury adj, British

  1. savoury
    – pleasing to the sense of taste 1
    savoury; mouth-watering; savory
    – pleasing to the sense of taste 1
  2. savoury
    – morally wholesome or acceptable 1
    savory; savoury
    – morally wholesome or acceptable 1
    • savory adj, American
      • a past that was scarcely savory1
    • savoury adj, British
  3. savoury
    – having an agreeably pungent taste 1
    spicy; piquant; savoury; zesty; savory
    – having an agreeably pungent taste 1

savoury [the ~] noun, British

  1. the savoury
    – an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre 1
    the savory; the savoury
    – an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre 1
  2. the savoury
    – either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family 1
    the savory; the savoury
    – either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family 1
  3. the savoury
    – dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 1
    the savory; the savoury; the Micromeria juliana
    – dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 1
  4. the savoury
    – any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 1
    the savoury; the savory
    – any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 1

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Related Definitions for "savoury":

  1. pleasing to the sense of taste1
  2. morally wholesome or acceptable1
  3. having an agreeably pungent taste1
  4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre1
  5. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family1

Related Synonyms for savoury