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exotic flavor

exotic flavor

6.0
An unusual taste often found in food from other countries
  • noun
  • /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk ˈfleɪvər/
translation icon : sabor exótico
  • The small symbol of sub-Saharan Africa lends an exotic flavor to the well-heeled black purveyors of Western civilization on the catalogue's cover.

Examples

  • The bakery offers pastries filled with exotic flavors like guava and lychee.

  • To add an exotic flavor to the dish, use spices like cardamom and saffron.

  • Charlie Horse proved to have its own powerful and exotic flavor of beauty.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Choreographers described "Muslim" actions as having a "sharp" and "spectacular" appearance that had an exotic flavor.

    Academic text (1995)

  • To add an exotic flavor to the chicken, you have to prepare a sauce with ingredients like fresh ginger, garlic, basil, and orange juice.

    Blog text (23)

  • Mmm, exotic flavours.

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

  • He indicates that Chassriau imbued a conventional classical syntax with an exotic flavor.

    Academic text (2004)

  • A dish—quiche or spaghetti—is borrowed whole cloth from a foreign country and eventually naturalized but without entirely losing its exotic flavor.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many chefs experiment with exotic flavors, blending ingredients from different cultures.

Synonyms

flavor
vsexotic flavor
  • US
346 1.0

The taste and smell that food or drink has

is more specific by implying an unusual or foreign taste
savor
vsexotic flavor
  • US
3 4.0

A strong pleasant taste you notice in food

is broader and implies unusual or foreign tastes rather than a savory focus

Antonyms

commonness
7.2

Lack of good taste that seems rude or simple

How Exotic

exotic flavor
6.0
flavor
  • US
346 1.0
familiar
793 1.0

Surface Forms

exotic flavor singular
exotic flavors plural

Morphology

exotic + flavor

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'exotic' (foreign/unusual) modifies 'flavor' (taste), so the meaning 'distinctive or unusual taste, often associated with foreign foods' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English adjective–noun semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.

Etymology

Exotic flavor may come from the idea of spices and fruits brought from far away places; the new, strange flavor came from a faraway exotic land and felt special. So today exotic flavor means 'an unusual or foreign taste'.