Meaning

noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

noun (physics) the six kinds of quarks

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin flātor Vulgar Latin *flātorder. Old French flaorbor. Middle English savourinflu. Middle English flavour English flavor From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from…

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