English → Latin
“savor” in Latin
odorA smell, perfume, stench.; Inkling, suggestion.nīdorthe steam or smell from roasting, burning or boiling (especially animals)sapiōto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent; to have taste, have flavour, be intelligent, show good sense, or know, underredoleōto emit a scent or odor; to be redolent or smell of or like
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
savor s.
odor (ὀσμή, scent, general term): nidor (of fat, etc., burning; e.g., of a sacrifice, κνίσσα). Agreeable savor, odor suavis; odorum suavitas (εὐοσμία): pleasant savor arising from flowers, suavitas odorum, qui afflantur e floribus.
savor v.
sapere or resipere aliquid (PROP.); redolere (figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for savor?
- The usual Latin words for “savor” are odor, nīdor, sapiō; also redoleō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.