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    sa·vor·y
    [ˈsāv(ə)rē]
    noun
    savory (noun) · summer savory (noun) · winter savory (noun)
    1. an aromatic plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb.
    Origin
    Middle English: perhaps from Old English sætherie, or via Old French, from Latin satureia.
    sa·vor·y
    [ˈsāv(ə)rē]
    adjective
    savoury (adjective) · savory (adjective)
    1. (of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet:
      "fresh pineapple is useful in savory as well as in sweet dishes"
      • having an appetizing taste or smell:
        "she carried in a pie from the kitchen, steaming and savory"
    2. morally wholesome or acceptable:
      "everyone knew it was a front for less savory operations"
    noun
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    savoury (noun) · savouries (plural noun) · savory (noun) · savories (plural noun)
    1. a savory dish, especially a snack or appetizer:
      "refreshments include cakes and savories"
    Origin
    Middle 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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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. (of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet:
      salty
      spicy
      piquant
      tangy
      Opposite:
      sweet
      • morally wholesome or acceptable:
        acceptable
        pleasant
        palatable
        wholesome
        respectable
        honorable
        proper
        seemly
        creditable
        Opposite:
        unpleasant
        unacceptable
        dishonorable
      noun
      1. a savory dish, especially a snack or appetizer:
        canapé
        hors d'oeuvre
        appetizer
        tidbit
        amuse-gueule
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