aroma
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
(of wines and spirits) the odor or bouquet.
a pervasive characteristic or quality.
Origin of aroma
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How to use aroma in a sentence
Aromas reveal more with the warmth, while the cold dulls them.
I found the sauce/complex aromas hailing from Guizhou in the south of China to be most agreeable.
In schnaps, however, Subirer aromas are transformed into those of a caramelized pear tart, buttery, baked, and entirely pleasant.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps | Jordan Salcito | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rooms are cold and the bamboo sticks are infused with aromas; each room exudes a different Japanese scent.
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork | Chloë Ashby | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVines that grow native in America (vitis labrusca, among others) are known for “foxy” or musky aromas and flavors.
Gale made coffee and soon inviting aromas of their supper drifted on the air.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankThis delicate vase can not be broken without wasting the precious aromas which it incloses.
The rain had released all the pungent aromas of the mountain woods through which we passed.
No Hero | E.W. HornungThe butterflies, the pleasant aromas, and all the manifestations of rural beauty pleased him.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 | VariousThey have not survived in modern kitchen parlance, because the practice of using spices, flavors and aromas has changed.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome | Apicius
British Dictionary definitions for aroma
/ (əˈrəʊmə) /
a distinctive usually pleasant smell, esp of spices, wines, and plants
a subtle pervasive quality or atmosphere
Origin of aroma
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