"flava" meaning in English

See flava in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfleɪvə/ [US] Audio: En-au-flava.ogg Forms: flavas [plural]
Etymology: Derhotacization of flavor. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flava (countable and uncountable, plural flavas)
  1. (slang) flavor Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Derived forms: bongo flava, Zenji flava
    Sense id: en-flava-en-noun-tdL0UVuj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Derhotacization of flavor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flavas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "flava (countable and uncountable, plural flavas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bongo flava"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zenji flava"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flavor"
      ],
      "id": "en-flava-en-noun-tdL0UVuj",
      "links": [
        [
          "flavor",
          "flavor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) flavor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɪvə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-flava.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/En-au-flava.ogg/En-au-flava.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-au-flava.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "flavor (non-rhotic accents)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flava"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bongo flava"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zenji flava"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derhotacization of flavor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flavas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flavor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flavor",
          "flavor"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) flavor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɪvə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-flava.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/En-au-flava.ogg/En-au-flava.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-au-flava.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "flavor (non-rhotic accents)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flava"
}

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