English > flavouring: 1 sense > noun 1, food| Meaning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts. |
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| Synonyms | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, seasoner, seasoning |
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| Narrower | almond extract | flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol |
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| anchovy paste | paste made primarily of anchovies |
| angelica | candied stalks of the angelica plant |
| anise, aniseed, anise seed | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors |
| bouillon cube | A cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract |
| caraway seed | aromatic seeds of the caraway plant |
| cardamom, cardamon, cardamum | aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces |
| cassareep | A flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava |
| cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper | Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum |
| celery salt | Ground celery seed and salt |
| celery seed | seed of the celery plant used as seasoning |
| chili powder | powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano |
| cola extract | A flavoring extracted from the kola nut |
| condiment | A preparation (a sauce or relish or spice / spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment |
| coriander, coriander seed | dried coriander seeds used whole or ground |
| curry powder | pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices / spices |
| dill seed | seed of the dill plant used as seasoning |
| fennel seed | aromatic anis-scented seeds |
| fenugreek, fenugreek seed | aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry |
| garlic, ail | aromatic bulb used as seasoning |
| garlic chive | large flat leaves used as chive is used |
| garlic salt | Ground dried garlic and salt |
| ginger, gingerroot | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant |
| herb | aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities |
| juniper berries | berrylike cone of a common juniper |
| lemon extract | A flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons |
| lemon oil | fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel |
| mocha | A flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate |
| monosodium glutamate, MSG | white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor |
| mustard seed | black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders |
| nasturtium | flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings |
| onion salt | Ground dried onion and salt |
| paprika | A mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos |
| pepper, peppercorn | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India |
| peppermint oil | oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring |
| poppy seed | small grey seed of a poppy flower |
| saffron | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus |
| salt, table salt, common salt | white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food |
| sassafras | dried root bark of the sassafras tree |
| seasoned salt | combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices / spices and monosodium glutamate |
| sesame seed, benniseed | small oval seeds of the sesame plant |
| sour salt | crystals of citric acid used as seasoning |
| spearmint oil | An aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant |
| spice | Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food |
| sweetening, sweetener | Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter |
| turmeric | Ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning |
| vanilla, vanilla extract | A flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) |
| vanilla bean | long bean-like fruit |
| wintergreen oil, oil of wintergreen | oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry / teaberry plant |
| Broader | ingredient, fixings | Food that is a component of a mixture / mixture in cooking |
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| Spanish | condimento, flavorer, flavourer |
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| Catalan | condiment |
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| Verbs | flavour | lend flavor to |
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