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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle English savour, itself from Old French savor, savour.
Pronunciation
Noun
sawr m or f (plural sawrau, not mutable)
- smell, odour, scent
- Synonyms: arogl, arwynt
- stench, stink
- Synonyms: arogl, arwynt
- (physiology) taste
- Synonyms: blas, archwaeth
- (physiology) sense of smell
- Synonym: arogl
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sawr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies