umami.

The savory basic taste associated especially with glutamate and some related compounds.

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Words that belong together

• an umami flavor
• rich umami
• umami in broth

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The broth had umami enough to remain satisfying without much salt.

Mushrooms supplied the stew's umami while the herbs changed its aroma.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.