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Etymology

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Borrowed from French or English patchouli,[1][2][3] both from Tamil பச்சை இலை (paccai ilai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patchuli m (plural patchulis)

  1. patchouli (east Indian plant)
    Synonym: oriza
  2. patchouli (fragrance produced from this plant)

References

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  1. ^ patchuli” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
  2. ^ patchuli” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  3. ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “patchuli”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa (in Portuguese), 2 edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 384