aromatic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ / /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ / [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
- Fragrant or spicy.
“aromatic herbs”
“aromatic taste”
- Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
- Derived from benzene.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
- A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
- Any aromatic compound.