Flavor
Flavor , noun
[Old French fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, compare French fleurer to emit an odor, Italian flatore a bad odor, prob. from Latin flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Compare Blow.]
1.
That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.
2.
That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.
3.
That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors.
4.
That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.
Flavor , transitive verb
To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.