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aroma

UK/əˈɹəʊ.mə//əˈɹoʊ.mə/

aroma noun: a smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.

Noun

aroma (plural aromas or aromata)

  1. A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
    • I love the aroma of cinnamon.
    • David Mason, Beverage and Bar Manager at St. Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors. Really nutty, almondy – kind of fig, plum, dried fruits. But it finishes off really smoothly but with a little bit of tobacco leaf.”2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2020

aroma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

aroma in Hindi

a pleasant or fragrant smell
परिमल parimal, सुगंध sugandh

aroma in Tamil

நறுமணம், இன்நறுஞ்சுவை, மனங்கவர் நுண்ணிய பண்பு, மணம்

aroma in Urdu

aroma
مہک mahak

aroma in Bengali

a pleasant or fragrant smell
সুগন্ধ śugondho, খুশবু khuśbu, মহক mohok
More languagesFewer languages
aroma in Malayalam
സവിശേഷഗന്ധം, പരിമളം
aroma in Kannada
ಪರಿಮಳ, ಸುವಾಸನೆ, ಸುಗಂಧ, ಕಂಪು
aroma in Tagalog
alimyon

Examples of aroma in a sentence

  • Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
  • The vanillalike aroma filled the room when I lit the candle.
  • The vanilla-like aroma filled the room when I lit the candle.

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Synonyms of aroma

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Forms of aroma

pluralaromas
pluralaromata

Plural of aroma: aromas

Origin of aroma

From Late Latin arōmata (“spices”) (or arōma (“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

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Questions about aroma

What does aroma mean?
Aroma means a smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
What is aroma in Hindi?
Aroma in Hindi is परिमल (parimal), सुगंध (sugandh). See Aroma meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is aroma?
Aroma is a noun.
How do you pronounce aroma?
Aroma is pronounced /əˈɹəʊ.mə/ (UK).
What is the plural of aroma?
The plural of aroma is aromas.

Words near aroma in the dictionary

  1. arolium
  2. arolla
  3. arolla pine
  4. arolla pines
  5. arollas
  6. aroma
  7. aroma lamp
  8. aroma lamps
  9. aromachologist
  10. aromachology
  11. aromadendrene

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: aroma (page history and authors); aroma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مہک (Urdu) (page history and authors); aroma (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aroma (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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