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winter savory

win·ter sa·vor·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [win-ter sey-vuh-ree]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈseɪ və ri/
    • /ˈwɪntə(r) ˈseɪ.vər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter sey-vuh-ree]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈseɪ və ri/

Definitions of winter savory words

  • noun winter savory See under savory2 . 1
  • noun plural winter savory any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Satureja, of the mint family, especially S. hortensis (summer savory) or S. montana (winter savory) having narrow leaves used in cookery. 1

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Origin of winter savory

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Winter savory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

winter savory popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

winter savory usage trend in Literature

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