Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - flavor

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English flavour, modification of Anglo-French flaur, flour, from Vulgar Latin *flator, alteration of Latin flatus breath, act of blowing — more at flatulent  Date: 14th century  1.  a. archaic odor, fragrance  b. the quality of something that affects the sense of taste  c. the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth the ~ of apples  2. a substance that ~s artificial ~s  3.  a. characteristic or predominant quality the ethnic ~ of a neighborhood  b. a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality her performance adds ~ to the show  4.  a. variety 3a  b. a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (as quarks or neutrinos); also any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by ~  5. version 3 ~s of software  6. one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time — usually used in phrases like ~ of the month  • ~ed adjective  • ~ful adjective  • ~fully adverb  • ~less adjective  • ~some adjective  II. transitive verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 1542 to give or add ~ to FLAVORED  adjective see flavor I