savory /ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/adjective 4noun 3forms 3 adjective4 •Tasty, attractive to the palate.The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious. •Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods. •Umami.The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam. •(figurative) Morally or ethically acceptable.Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language. noun3 •Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. •The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring. •A savory snack.On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter. — 2007 formssavories · savorier · savoriest
