aroma

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈɹəʊmə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈɹoʊmə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊmə

aroma (plural aromas or aromata)

1. A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

   I love the aroma of cinnamon.

   • 2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.”

   • 2024 May 1, Tom Ingall, “Hope springs eternal for better services”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 52:

     The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building.

• (a pleasant smell): fragrance, nosegay, scent
• See also Thesaurus:aroma

• (antonym(s) of “a pleasant smell”): odor/odour, pungency, reek, stench

• O'Mara, Amaro, -orama, amaro, Orama, Amora, -o-rama

aroma

1. inflection of aromë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈɾo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈɾo.ma]

Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).

aroma f (plural aromes)

1. aroma
2. needle bush flower

• aromàtic

aroma

1. inflection of aromar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “aroma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “aroma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “aroma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aroma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

aroma

1. popinac (Vachellia farnesiana)

• aroom

Borrowed from Latin arōma.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːˈroː.maː/

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• Hyphenation: aro‧ma

aroma n (plural aroma's, diminutive aromaatje n)

1. aroma
2. food flavouring

• aromatisch

• → Indonesian: aroma

From aromo +‎ -a.

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• IPA^(key): /aˈroma/
• Rhymes: -oma
• Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

aroma (accusative singular aroman, plural aromaj, accusative plural aromajn)

1. aromatic

From Latin arōma (“spice, herb”), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “spice, herb”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒromɒ]
• Hyphenation: aro‧ma
• Rhymes: -mɒ

aroma (plural aromák)

1. aroma

• aroma in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• aroma in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

From Dutch aroma, from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈaroma]
• Hyphenation: aro‧ma

aroma (plural aroma-aroma)

1. aroma: smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one
2. food flavouring
3. (figurative) nature, characteristic

• “aroma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• IPA^(key): /aˈrɔ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔma
• Hyphenation: a‧rò‧ma

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aroma m (plural aromi)

1. aroma, fragrance, smell
2. flavour/flavor
3. spice

• aroma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• amaro

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈroː.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈrɔː.ma]

arōma n (genitive arōmatis); third declension

1. spice, herb

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

• arōmāticus

• “aroma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer, definite plural aromaene)

1. aroma

• aromatisk

• “aroma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer or aromaar, definite plural aromaene or aromaane)

1. aroma

• aromatisk

• “aroma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

• Rhymes: -omɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

aroma m (plural aromas)

1. aroma

   Synonyms: cheiro, odor, perfume

2. flavour

• aromático

a aroma (third-person singular present aromează, past participle aromat) 1st conjugation

1. alternative form of aromi

• IPA^(key): /arǒːma/
• Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

aróma f (Cyrillic spelling аро́ма)

1. aroma

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾoma/ [aˈɾo.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: a‧ro‧ma

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

aroma m (plural aromas)

1. aroma

   Synonyms: esencia, fragancia, olor, perfume

aroma

1. inflection of aromar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “aroma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

aroma n

1. An sweet and tart autumn apple cultivar, with crisp and yellowish flesh, whose skin ranges from green to yellow with red blush; a hybrid of Ingrid Marie and Filippa.

Borrowed from Spanish aroma, from Late Latin arōma (“spices”), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɾoma/ [ʔɐˈɾoː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: a‧ro‧ma

aroma (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜋ)

1. aroma

   Synonyms: amoy, bango, halimunmon, samyo, alimyon

2. sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)

   Synonym: romas

3. unique or fine characteristic

• aromatiko

• “aroma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018