- flavour
- (BrE) (AmE flavor) noun1 taste of foodADJECTIVE▪ delicious, fine (esp. BrE), good, lovely (esp. BrE), pleasant (esp. BrE), wonderful▪ characteristic (esp. BrE), distinctive, particular, unique▪ full, pronounced (esp. BrE), rich, strong▪ complex, intense▪ delicate, mild, subtle▪ extra▪ fresh▪ sweet▪ bitter, sharp, sour, tangy▪ salty▪ spicy▪ smoky▪ exotic▪ cheese, chocolate, fruit, lemon, mint, nutty, etc.▪ ice-cream▪ natural▪ artificial (AmE) (usually artificial flavouring in BrE)VERB + FLAVOUR/FLAVOR▪ have▪
It has a very mild flavour.
▪ keep, retain▪Delicate herbs keep their flavour better when frozen.
▪ lose▪ add, give sth, impart, lend (sth), provide▪a spice that gives a characteristic flavour to a range of dishes
▪herbs that add flavour to a range of dishes
▪ bring out, enhance, improve, release▪The lemon juice brings out the natural fruit flavours.
▪Bay leaves should be broken to release their flavour.
▪ spoil▪ destroy▪Cooking the vegetable destroys its wonderful delicate flavour.
▪ appreciate, enjoy, savour/savor, taste▪Enjoy the flavour of fresh fish.
FLAVOUR/FLAVOR + NOUN▪ enhancer▪Salt is a common flavour enhancer.
PREPOSITION▪ for flavour▪Cream may be added to the sauce for extra flavour.
▪ in flavour▪It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses.
▪ with a flavour▪a dish with a strong spicy flavour
PHRASES▪ full of flavour▪vegetables that are fresh and full of flavour
2 particular quality/atmosphereADJECTIVE▪ distinctive, particular, unique▪ strong▪The festival has a strong international flavour.
▪ international, local, regional▪The festival has a strong international flavour.
▪ American, Scandinavian, etc.▪ politicalVERB + FLAVOUR/FLAVOR▪ have▪The college has a truly international flavour.
▪ acquire, take on▪The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour.
▪ lose▪ add, give sth, impart, provide▪The intervention of the authorities gave union struggles a decidedly political flavour.
▪ experience, get▪The children experienced the flavour of medieval life.
▪She rotated around the departments to get a flavour of all aspects of the business.
▪ appreciate, enjoy▪ capture▪The movie captures the flavour of rural life in this area.
▪ conveyPREPOSITION▪ with a … flavour▪a TV show with a Mexican flavour
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
