savoury

1. 1.

   either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

   Synonymssavory

   Broaderherb

   Narrowersummer savorywinter savory
2. 2.

   an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

   Synonymssavory

   Broaderdainty

Other forms of savoury

plural

savouries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about savoury

What does savoury mean?

savoury means "morally wholesome or acceptable". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in savoury?

savoury has 3 syllables: sa-vou-ry. The stress falls on "sa".

What is another word for savoury?

Close synonyms include savory, piquant, savory, zesty, mouth-watering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is savoury a common word?

savoury is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.