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• flavor — 1. noun 1) the flavor of prosciutto Syn: taste, savor, tang 2) cilantro gives a distinctive flavor to the sauce Syn: flavoring, seasoning, tastiness, tang, relish, bite, piquancy, pungency …   Thesaurus of popular words

• flavour — 1. noun 1) the flavour of basil Syn: taste, savour, tang, smack 2) salami can give extra flavour Syn: flavouring, seasoning, taste, tang, relish, bite, piquancy …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• piquant — [[t]pi͟ːkənt, kɑːnt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Food that is piquant has a pleasantly spicy taste. [WRITTEN] ...a crisp mixed salad with an unusually piquant dressing. Derived words: piquancy [[t]pi͟ːkənsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT A little mustard is served on the… …   English dictionary

• salt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Date: before 12th century 1. a. a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ginger — I. /ˈdʒɪndʒə / (say jinjuh) noun 1. the pungent, spicy rhizome of any of the reed like plants of the genus Zingiber, especially of Z. officinale, variously used in cookery and medicine. 2. any of these plants, native to South East Asia, but now… …  

• spice — [spīs] n. [ME < OFr espice < L species (see SPECIES): in LL, wares, assorted goods, esp. spices and drugs] 1. a) any of several vegetable substances, as cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, or pepper, used to season food; spices are usually dried for… …   English World dictionary

• Hot sauce — For other uses, see Hot sauce (disambiguation). There are thousands of varieties of hot sauce Hot sauce, chili sauce or pepper sauce refers to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Contents …   Wikipedia

• flavor — [n1] odor and taste acidity, aroma, astringency, bitterness, essence, extract, gusto, hotness, piquancy, pungency, relish, saltiness, sapidity, sapor, savor, seasoning, smack, sourness, spiciness, sweetness, tang, tartness, twang, vim, wallop,… …   New thesaurus

• tarragon — /tar euh gon , geuhn/, n. 1. an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning. 2. the leaves themselves. Also called estragon. [1530 40; earlier taragon < MF targon, var. of tarc(h)on < ML < MGk tarchón < Ar… …   Universalium

• spice and herb — Dried parts of various plants cultivated for their aromatic, savory, medicinal, or otherwise desirable properties. Spices are the fragrant or pungent products of such tropical or subtropical species as cardamom, cinnamon, clove, ginger, and… …   Universalium

• salt — /sɒlt / (say solt), /sɔlt / (say sawlt) noun 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of sea water, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. Chemistry a compound which upon… …