patchouli
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Tamil பச்சை (paccai, “green”) + இலை (ilai, “leaf”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)
- Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
- The oil or perfume made from these plants.
- 1976, Peter Wood, Al Stewart (lyrics and music), “Year of the Cat”, in Year of the Cat:
- Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli
Translations edit
any of several East Indian plants
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the oil or perfume made from these plants
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Further reading edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
patchouli m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “patchouli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
patchouli m (plural patchoulis)
- Alternative spelling of patchuli
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