flavor meaning
flavor :
taste, aroma
noun
▪ The soup has a spicy flavor.
▪ The soup has a spicy taste.
▪ I love the flavor of chocolate.
▪ I love the taste of chocolate.
paraphrasing
▪ taste – flavor
▪ aroma – smell
▪ savor – taste
▪ essence – core taste
flavor :
to add taste, to season
verb
▪ She flavored the soup with herbs.
▪ She added taste to the soup with herbs.
▪ They flavor the cake with vanilla.
▪ They add taste to the cake with vanilla.
paraphrasing
▪ season – to add taste
▪ spice – to make spicy
▪ enhance – to improve taste
▪ infuse – to soak with flavor
Pronunciation
flavor [ˈfleɪ.vər]
The stress is on 'fla' and sounds like 'flay-vur'.
Common phrases and grammar about flavor
flavor - Common meaning
noun
taste, aroma
verb
to add taste, to season
Part of Speech Changes for "flavor"
▪ flavorful (adjective) – full of taste
▪ flavorless (adjective) – without taste
Common Expressions with "flavor"
▪ add flavor – to put taste
▪ enhance flavor – to improve taste
▪ natural flavor – taste from nature
▪ flavor with spices – to add taste with spices
Important examples of flavor in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, flavor is often used to talk about the taste of food or drink.
Example of a confusing word: favor (to support or prefer)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, flavor is used as both a noun and a verb, and questions often ask to identify the correct usage.
flavor
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
flavor of the month
means 'something popular for a short time', used in a figurative sense.
add a dash of flavor
means 'to add a small amount of taste'.
Differences between similar words and flavor
flavor
,
taste
differences
Flavor refers to the combined taste and smell, while taste is more about the sensation on the tongue.
flavor
,
aroma
differences
Flavor includes both taste and smell, while aroma focuses on the smell aspect.
Words with the same origin as flavor
The origin of flavor
flavor comes from the Latin 'flavor', meaning 'smell or odor', which evolved to include taste.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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