how to pronounce savory

/ˈsɛɪvɚiː/

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savory is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of savory in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… guard against the Sun savory elements …”

meanings of savory

adjective:

Umami, modern.
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
Morally or ethically acceptable.
Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.

noun:

Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
A savory snack.

name:

A surname.

savory frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word savory occurs in english on average 4.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics savory can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that savory can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;