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Meaning of off-flavor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An unnatural flavor in a food or drink product caused by the presence of undesirable compounds due to contamination or deterioration.

Examples

“They burned out the inside of used barrels so the whiskey would not pick up off-flavors, and found the taste improved still more.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

off-flow off-gas off-gassing Off-grade off-gridder off-hour