English → Latin
“savory” in Latin
iūcunduspleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, deliciousodōrorto smell, examine by smelling; to search out, trace out, investigateodōrusodorous; sweet-smelling, fragrant; foul-smelling, smelly, stinking
The English word savory itself goes back to Latin sapiō, through sapōrō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
savory s.
*satureia hortensis (Linn.).
savory adj.
boni, jucundi, suavis saporis: quod jucunde sapit (having a good flavor): bene olens (Cic.): odoratus (Ov., Plin.): odorus (Ov.): odoratus (Plin., sweet-smelling).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for savory?
- The usual Latin words for “savory” are iūcundus, odōror, odōrus. 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.