savoury

 
Pronunciation: /ˈseɪv(ə)ri/
(US savory)

adjective

  • 1(of food) belonging to the category which is salty or spicy rather than sweet: fresh pineapple is useful in savoury as well as in sweet dishes
  • 2 [usually with negative] morally wholesome or acceptable: everyone knew it was a front for less savoury operations

noun (plural savouries)

chiefly British
  • a savoury snack: refreshments include cakes and savouries

Derivatives

savourily

adverb

savouriness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'pleasing to the sense of taste or smell'): from Old French savoure 'tasty, fragrant', based on Latin sapor 'taste'