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flavoring

flavoring

16 1.1
A thing added to food or drink to give it a certain taste
  • noun
  • /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/
  • US
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  • Turmeric or turmeric extracts have been widely used not only as flavoring agents but also as well-established medicinal agents in Eastern medicine, including Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Iranian medicine.

And that flavoring could have taken them years to make.

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Examples

  • The texture is perfection, but the flavoring is so good and so unique.

  • Well, now we're going to spray meat flavoring on it.

  • And that flavoring could have taken them years to make.

  • Well, we'll add some flavoring when we market it.

  • That Raspberry flavoring works pretty well.

  • And add your sugar and/or flavoring while it's still liquid!

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  • The third big downfall I see during the holidays is the use of artificial flavorings.

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  • The Miccosukee Indians use it as a flavoring in soups, and it apparently can be brewed into a great-tasting tea.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Blue raspberry flavor is a common flavoring for candy, snack foods, Laffy Taffy, sweet syrups, and soft drinks.

    Blog text (16)
  • I added a natural flavoring to the cake to make it taste even better.

Synonyms

seasoning
vsflavoring
56 1.0

A thing like salt, herbs or spices you add to food to make it taste better

refers only to a substance added to alter or improve taste, not the action
food additive
vsflavoring
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A substance added to food to make it taste better, look better, or stay good longer

focuses solely on changing or improving taste rather than other purposes
flavorer
vsflavoring
  • US
3.4

An ingredient added to food or drink to give it a particular taste

enhances or changes taste more generally, not always a chosen specific taste
seasoner
vsflavoring
3.6

An ingredient like salt or pepper that makes food taste better

is a broader substance added to change or improve taste, not only ingredient

How Flavorful

essence
9 5.4
extract
44 3.5
flavoring
  • US
16 1.1
seasoning
56 1.0
herb
118 1.0

Surface Forms

flavoring singular
flavorings plural
flavourings plural
flavouring singular

Morphology

flavoring = flavor (transparent) = flavor + ing

The noun is directly formed from the verb 'flavor' with '-ing' and clearly refers to something that flavors food or drink.

Etymology

The word flavoring comes from flavor, which comes from an old word for flower and originally meant the special 'scent' or 'essence' of something. So a flavoring is something you add to food to give it a particular taste or smell.