- a substance used to impart a particular flavour to food: rum flavouring
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fla•vor•ing /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a substance used to give a particular flavor to food or drink.
fla•vor•ing
(flā′vər ing),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- something that gives flavor;
a substance or preparation used to give a particular flavor to food or drink:vanilla flavoring.
- flavor + -ing1 1835–45
fla•vor /ˈfleɪvɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [~ + object]
fla•vor•less, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- taste, esp. the distinctive taste of something in the mouth: [countable]The shop sells ice cream in eight flavors.[uncountable]This stew has no flavor.
- the characteristic quality of a thing:[uncountable]capturing the true flavor of your experience in the jungle.
- a particular quality that one notices in a thing:[countable]language having a strong nautical flavor.
v. [~ + object]
- to give flavor to (something):flavored the icing with vanilla.
fla•vor•less, adj.
fla•vor
(flā′vər),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
fla′vor•less, adj.
- taste, esp. the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- a substance or extract that provides a particular taste;
flavoring. - the characteristic quality of a thing:He captured the flavor of the experience in his book.
- a particular quality noticeable in a thing:language with a strong nautical flavor.
- Physicsany of the six labels given to the distinct kinds of quark: up, down, strange, charm, bottom, and top.
- [Archaic.]smell, odor, or aroma.
v.t.
- to give flavor to (something).
- Late Latin *flātor stench, breath, alteration of Latin flātus a blowing, breathing, (see flatus), perh. with -or of fētor fetor
- Middle French fla(o)ur
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1. See taste. 2. seasoning. 3. essence, spirit.
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flavouring, US flavoring /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/ n
'flavoring' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flavouring
- acetic acid
- allyl sulfide
- anethole
- artificial
- asarum
- benzyl acetate
- benzyl butyrate
- bitters
- blondie
- bouquet garni
- cake
- caproic acid
- caramel
- cassareep
- cassia
- Chantilly
- cherry
- chocolate
- cineole
- citral
- citric acid
- citronellal
- clary
- coconut
- costmary
- dill
- dillweed
- divinity
- egg cream
- ethyl butyrate
- ethyl oenanthate
- fines herbes
- flavor
- frosted
- fumet
- gin
- hard sauce
- horseradish
- hydrocinnamic acid
- hydrocinnamic aldehyde
- ice cream
- icing
- Jamaica ginger
- Jell-O
- jujube
- juniper
- lactic acid
- lemon oil
- malted milk