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Meanings of savoury in English

Catalan
inofensiu

Morally wholesome or acceptable.

      inofensiu

      Having an agreeably pungent taste.

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            Pleasing to the sense of taste.

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                  Usage of savoury in English
                  1
                  The smell of the dinner from the dining-room grew savoury and strong.
                  The Ontario Readers: Third Book
                  2
                  The savoury odour of the cooking breakfast was welcome to the boys.
                  Three Boys in the Wild North Land
                  3
                  They are always available and needed in most of our savoury dishes.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  A sweet and savoury combination I would never have guessed could work.
                  The South African
                  5
                  You want the savoury juices to reduce into a rich red sauce.
                  The South African
                  6
                  The savoury option can come with tomato, onion, pepper and sometimes sardines.
                  BBC
                  7
                  This is a savoury encounter between European sensibility and New York edge.
                  The Irish Times
                  8
                  The rest of mankind proclaim it a wholesome, savoury, and acceptable vegetable.
                  The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
                  9
                  He says the fruit is versatile for both savoury and sweet dishes.
                  Radio NZ
                  10
                  Originally puddings were savoury, not sweet as we think of them now.
                  The Guardian
                  11
                  They are bite-sized, and you'd usually get four savoury and five sweet.
                  Radio NZ
                  12
                  The appetising, savoury smell of my rasher seemed to drive them mad.
                  The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
                  13
                  To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
                  The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
                  14
                  There were rejoicings everywhere upon it, and savoury viands were procurable everywhere.
                  The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
                  15
                  This is a very savoury dish and suitable for an evening meal.
                  Dr. Allinson's cookery book / Comprising many valuable vegetaria...
                  16
                  Brambly and luscious, but with a nice savoury touch in the middle.
                  The Irish Times
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                  Translations for savoury
                  Catalan
                  inofensiu
                  Savoury through the time
                  Savoury across language varieties
                  South Africa
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Less common
                  United Kingdom
                  Less common
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