savoury
noun/ˈseɪvəri/
/ˈseɪvəri/
(US English savory)
[usually plural] (plural savouries)
- a small amount of a food with a salty taste, not a sweet one, often served at a party, etc.Topics Foodc1Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘pleasing to the sense of taste or smell’): from Old French savoure ‘tasty, fragrant’, based on Latin sapor ‘taste’.
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