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patchouli

US/pəˈt͡ʃuli/

patchouli noun: any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.

Noun

patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)

  1. Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
  2. The oil or perfume made from these plants.
    • Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli1976, Peter Wood, Al Stewart, “Year of the Cat”, in Year of the Cat

patchouli meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian

patchouli in Hindi

any of several East Indian plants
पचौली pacaulī
the oil or perfume made from these plants
पचौली pacaulī

patchouli in Tamil

any of several East Indian plants
பச்சுளி paccuḷi

patchouli in Indonesian

any of several East Indian plants
nilam
the oil or perfume made from these plants
nilam

Forms of patchouli

pluralpatchoulis
alternative formpatchouly
alternative formpachouli

Origin of patchouli

Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).

Words formed from patchouli

Questions about patchouli

What does patchouli mean?
Patchouli means any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
What is patchouli in Hindi?
Patchouli in Hindi is पचौली (pacaulī). See Patchouli meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is patchouli?
Patchouli is a noun.
How do you pronounce patchouli?
Patchouli is pronounced /pəˈt͡ʃuli/ (US).
What is the plural of patchouli?
The plural of patchouli is patchoulis.

Words near patchouli in the dictionary

  1. Patchogue
  2. patchoi
  3. patchoulene
  4. patchoulenes
  5. patchoulenone
  6. patchouli
  7. patchoulied
  8. patchoulis
  9. patchoulol
  10. patchouly
  11. patchree

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