aroma
Americannoun
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an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
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(of wines and spirits) the odor or bouquet.
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a pervasive characteristic or quality.
noun
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a distinctive usually pleasant smell, esp of spices, wines, and plants
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a subtle pervasive quality or atmosphere
Related Words
See perfume.
Etymology
Origin of aroma
First recorded in 1175–1225; from Latin, from Greek: “spice”; replacing Middle English aromat, from Old French, from Latin arōmat- (stem of arōma )
Example Sentences
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From coastal Jableh, her paternal family’s home, she recalls the aromas of “flavored hookah smoke, nuts toasting on carts, and boiled sweet corn.”
From Los Angeles Times
“You can’t get that aroma out of your face and your brain,” he said.
Long before its buttery aroma seeped into the upholstery of American theaters, the snack lived a humbler life.
The problem is that the process strips the liquid of many of its all-important aromas -- an issue some producers resolve by adding in either artificial or natural aromas or added sugar.
From Barron's
At dawn and sunset, Ananda, 63, climbs towering Caryota urens trees to collect the sweet, milky sap that is boiled into treacle -- a caramel-coloured syrup with a pleasant aroma that enhances the flavour of desserts.
From Barron's
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