Tra từ flavour - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fla·vour [flavour flavours flavoured flavouring] (especially US fla·vor)noun, verb BrE [ˈfleɪvə(r)] NAmE [ˈfleɪvər]
noun
1. uncountable how food or drink tastes
Syn: ↑taste
• The tomatoes give extra flavour to the sauce.
• It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses.
2. countable a particular type of taste
• This yogurt comes in ten different flavours.
•a wine with a delicate fruit flavour
3. (NAmE) = ↑flavouring
4. singular a particular quality or atmosphere
Syn: ↑ambience
•the distinctive flavour of South Florida
• The film retains much of the book's exotic flavour.
• Foreign visitors help to give a truly international flavour to the occasion.
5. singular a/the ~ of sth an idea of what sth is like
•I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument.
•The following extract gives a flavour of the poet's later works.
6. (computing)a particular type of sth, especially computer software

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with ↑savour. Senses 1 to 3 date from the late 17th cent.

Thesaurus:
flavour (BrE) (AmE flavor)noun U, C
•It is stronger in flavour than the other cheeses.
taste • • tang •
a delicious/rich/spicy/bitter/sour/sweet flavour/taste
a sharp/salty/distinctive flavour/taste/tang
have/give sth/add flavour/taste
enhance/spoil the flavour/taste of sth
Flavour or taste? Use either word to talk about how a meal tastes. Use taste for food you can find in nature. Use flavour for food that has been created by sb
•The tomatoes give extra flavour/taste to the sauce.
• I don't like the taste of olives.
• Which flavour of ice cream would you like?

Example Bank:
•Coffee takes on a flavour all of its own when enjoyed with freshly cooked pastry.
•Cooking the vegetable destroys its wonderful delicate flavour.
•Cream may be added to the sauce for extra flavour.
•Delicate herbs keep their flavour better when frozen.
•Enjoy the flavour of fresh fish.
•It has a very mild flavour.
•Salt is a common flavour enhancer.
•She rotated around the departments to get a flavour of all aspects of the business.
•The children experienced the flavour of medieval life.
•The college has a truly international flavour.
•The film captures the flavour of rural life in this area.
•The intervention of the authorities gave union struggles a decidedly political flavour.
•The lemon juice brings out the natural fruit flavours.
•The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour.
•a TV show with a Mexican flavour
•a dish with a strong spicy flavour
•a herb that adds a characteristic flavour to a range of dishes
•vegetables that are fresh and full of flavour
•It is a wine with a delicate fruit flavour.
•The film retains much of the book's exotic flavour.
•The tomatoes give extra taste/flavour to the sauce.
•We have four different flavours of ice cream.
Idiom: ↑flavour of the month

verb ~ sth (with sth)
to add sth to food or drink to give it more flavour or a particular flavour
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with ↑savour. Senses 1 to 3 date from the late 17th cent.

See also: ↑flavor