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{
"term": "flavour",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "how food or drink tastes",
"sensetop": "in flavour",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The tomatoes **give** extra **flavour** to the sauce."
},
{
"text": "It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses.",
"contextForm": "in flavour"
},
{
"text": "vegetables that are fresh and full of flavour"
},
{
"text": "Salt is a common flavour enhancer."
}
],
"synonyms": "taste",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["delicious", "fine", "good"],
"verb + flavour/flavor": ["have", "keep", "retain"],
"flavour/flavor + noun": ["enhancer"],
"preposition": ["for flavour", "in flavour", "with a flavour"],
"phrases": ["full of flavour"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a particular type of taste",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This yogurt comes in ten different flavours."
},
{
"text": "a wine with a delicate fruit flavour"
},
{
"text": "Coffee takes on a flavour all of its own when enjoyed with freshly cooked pastry."
},
{
"text": "It has a very mild flavour."
},
{
"text": "The lemon juice brings out the natural fruit flavours."
},
{
"text": "a dish with a strong spicy flavour"
},
{
"text": "a herb that adds a characteristic flavour to a range of dishes"
},
{
"text": "Delicate herbs keep their flavour better when frozen."
},
{
"text": "Enjoy the flavour of fresh fish."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["delicious", "fine", "good"],
"verb + flavour/flavor": ["have", "keep", "retain"],
"flavour/flavor + noun": ["enhancer"],
"preposition": ["for flavour", "in flavour", "with a flavour"],
"phrases": ["full of flavour"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a substance added to food or drink to give it a particular taste",
"labels": "(North American English)British EnglishUS English also",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a particular quality or atmosphere",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the distinctive flavour of South Florida"
},
{
"text": "The film retains much of the book's exotic flavour."
},
{
"text": "Foreign visitors help to **give a** truly international **flavour** to the occasion."
},
{
"text": "The children experienced the flavour of medieval life."
},
{
"text": "The intervention of the authorities gave union struggles a decidedly political flavour."
},
{
"text": "The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour."
},
{
"text": "a TV show with a Mexican flavour"
}
],
"synonyms": "ambience",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["distinctive", "particular", "unique"],
"verb + flavour/flavor": ["have", "acquire", "take on"],
"preposition": ["with a… flavour"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "an idea of what something is like",
"sensetop": "a/the flavour of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument."
},
{
"text": "The following extract gives a flavour of the poet’s later works."
},
{
"text": "She rotated around the departments to get a flavour of all aspects of the business."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["distinctive", "particular", "unique"],
"verb + flavour/flavor": ["have", "acquire", "take on"],
"preposition": ["with a… flavour"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a particular type of something, especially computer software",
"labels": "(computing)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person or thing that is very popular at a particular time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month."
},
{
"text": "I’m not exactly flavour of the month around here at the moment."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfleɪvə(r)/",
"audio": "fl/flavour/flavour__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfleɪvər/",
"audio": "fl/flavour/flavour__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "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."
}