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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

味道

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wèi dào

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flavor/ˈfleɪ.vər/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这道菜的味道非常浓郁。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The distinctive taste of a food or drink.

    "The rich flavor of the traditional soup warmed everyone at the table."
  2. 2

    A particular quality or characteristic style.

    "The old town retains a unique historical flavor."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originates from the Old French term 'flour' or 'fragment', and later Anglo-French 'flourur' meaning 'smell, odor'. It evolved in the late Middle Ages to blend with Old French 'fleur' (flower) and Latin 'flare' (to blow), ultimately shifting in meaning from smell to taste in the 17th century.

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