{
    "term": "flavour",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "how food or drink tastes",
            "sensetop": "in flavour",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The tomatoes **give** extra **flavour** to the sauce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is stronger in flavour than other Dutch cheeses.",
                    "contextForm": "in flavour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "vegetables that are fresh and full of flavour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Salt is a common flavour enhancer."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "taste",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["delicious", "fine", "good"],
                "verb + flavour/​flavor": ["have", "keep", "retain"],
                "flavour/​flavor + noun": ["enhancer"],
                "preposition": ["for flavour", "in flavour", "with a flavour"],
                "phrases": ["full of flavour"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a particular type of taste",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This yogurt comes in ten different flavours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a wine with a delicate fruit flavour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Coffee takes on a flavour all of its own when enjoyed with freshly cooked pastry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It has a very mild flavour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lemon juice brings out the natural fruit flavours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a dish with a strong spicy flavour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a herb that adds a characteristic flavour to a range of dishes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Delicate herbs keep their flavour better when frozen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enjoy the flavour of fresh fish."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["delicious", "fine", "good"],
                "verb + flavour/​flavor": ["have", "keep", "retain"],
                "flavour/​flavor + noun": ["enhancer"],
                "preposition": ["for flavour", "in flavour", "with a flavour"],
                "phrases": ["full of flavour"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a substance added to food or drink to give it a particular taste",
            "labels": "(North American English)British EnglishUS English also",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a particular quality or atmosphere",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the distinctive flavour of South Florida"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film retains much of the book's exotic flavour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Foreign visitors help to **give a** truly international **flavour** to the occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children experienced the flavour of medieval life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The intervention of the authorities gave union struggles a decidedly political flavour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a TV show with a Mexican flavour"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "ambience",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["distinctive", "particular", "unique"],
                "verb + flavour/​flavor": ["have", "acquire", "take on"],
                "preposition": ["with a… flavour"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "an idea of what something is like",
            "sensetop": "a/the flavour of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have tried to convey something of the flavour of the argument."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The following extract gives a flavour of the poet’s later works."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rotated around the departments to get a flavour of all aspects of the business."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["distinctive", "particular", "unique"],
                "verb + flavour/​flavor": ["have", "acquire", "take on"],
                "preposition": ["with a… flavour"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a particular type of something, especially computer software",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is very popular at a particular time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’m not exactly flavour of the month around here at the moment."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfleɪvə(r)/",
                "audio": "fl/flavour/flavour__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfleɪvər/",
                "audio": "fl/flavour/flavour__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savour. Senses (1 to 3) date from the late 17th cent."
}