Definition of relish

• v. t. - To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
• v. t. - To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
• v. i. - To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
• n. - A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
• n. - Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
• n. - A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
• n. - That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
• n. - The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.