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savory
What does savory mean?
savory (adjective): pleasing to the sense of taste.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce savory?
/ˈseɪvəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does savory come from?
From the Middle English savory, savourie, from Old French savouré.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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