Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Chiefly Brit. same as flavoring.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun UK Alternative spelling of flavoring.
  • verb Present participle of flavour.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word flavouring.

Examples

  • So named due to the main flavouring ingredient, this stew will be the butt of family jokes until I die.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • I live in Ireland and such flavouring is unheard of.

    Bannana essence/flavouring 1919

  • Broadly speaking, it consists of rice, with what might be called a flavouring of strong-tasting dried fish and mysterious brown condiments suggestive of curry.

    Impressions of a War Correspondent George Lynch

  • They laced it with blackcurrant flavouring, which is, as far as I am aware, tantamount to treason.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • It works on two levels, both as a little 'aha!' moment for the geekier readers who spot the references, and as internal 'flavouring' for everyone else.

    The Anglian Tower, York Carla 2010

  • When done working, bung down or vat them; if you wish to add any kind of flavouring substance to this beer, the best time to do it is at commencing the second fermentation, experience teaching that all fermented liquors should have such substances added to them during, or at the commencement of their fermentation, which is preferable to adding these substances in the boil; I mean spices, and delicate flavouring substances.

    The American Practical Brewer and Tanner Joseph Coppinger

  • Bring the milk to the boil, pour it over the rice, add the sugar and any kind of flavouring, and bake the pudding till the rice is tender.

    Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes

  • When the cream is drained (we are supposing a quart to have been used) it should be mixed with three or four ounces of very finely powdered sugar, as well as the particular kind of flavouring that will give the cream its name.

    Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867

  • of butter, sugar to taste, 2 oz. of chopped almonds, 1 teacupful of mixed currants and sultanas and any kind of flavouring -- cinammon, lemon, vanilla, or almond essence.

    Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes

  • I probably won't be able to find that flavouring though.

    Supermarket Yellow Cake ...AKA My NEW Go-To!! 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.