1 a : the quality of something that you can taste [count] ▪ This dish has an unusual flavor. ▪ the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food [noncount] ▪ a dish with unusual flavor
b [count] : a particular type of taste
▪ They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream. ▪ Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor.
c [noncount] : a good or appealing taste
▪ The dish lacks flavor. ▪ The stew is full of flavor. 2 chiefly US : a substance that is added to food or drink to give it a desired taste : flavoring [count] ▪ artificial flavors [noncount] ▪ She added vanilla flavor to the custard. 3 a [count] : a particular quality that something has
▪ I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood. ▪ The film has an avant-garde flavor.
b [noncount] : an appealing quality
▪ Her performance adds flavor to the show. 4 [count] informal : a type or version of something
▪ different flavors of software ◊The flavor of the month is someone or something that is popular and gets a lot of attention for a brief time.
▪ Education reform seems to have become the flavor of the month among politicians.
b [count] : a particular type of taste
▪ They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream. ▪ Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor.
c [noncount] : a good or appealing taste
▪ The dish lacks flavor. ▪ The stew is full of flavor.
▪ I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood. ▪ The film has an avant-garde flavor.
b [noncount] : an appealing quality
▪ Her performance adds flavor to the show.
▪ different flavors of software ◊The flavor of the month is someone or something that is popular and gets a lot of attention for a brief time.
▪ Education reform seems to have become the flavor of the month among politicians.







