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aromatic
- /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ UK
- /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ US
- [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] US
- /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ Australia
- [ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] Australia
Rhymes with -ætɪk
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective more aromatic · most aromatic · aromatick · aromatique
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Fragrant or spicy.
aromatic herbs
Similar: redolent
- Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
- Derived from benzene.
Opposite: aliphatic
noun aromatics · aromatick · aromatique
- A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it, especially the vegetables that serve as the base flavors in a more complex dish.
- A plant grown for fragrant properties. It is laid out in sections covering aromatics, potherbs, oils, resins, pitch, [...] vinegar and wine.
- Any aromatic compound.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: redolent, fragrant, fragrance, aroma, perfumed, odorous, flavouring, savoury, sweet, ring, polyaromatic, aryl, polycyclic, thereon, scented, sweet-scented
adjective
Opposite: aliphatic
Translations
Every language
adj fragrant or spicy
| Español | aromático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향이 좋은 hyang-i jo'eun, 향긋한 hyanggeuthan |
| 日本語 | 香りのよい kaori no yoi, 香ばしい kōbashii, 芳しい kanbashii |
| 中文 | 芳香的 fāngxiāng de, 芬芳的 fēnfāng de |
| हिन्दी | खुशबूदार khuśbūdār, ख़ुशबूदार xuśbūdār |
| Português | aromático, fragrante |
| Français | aromatique, odorant |
| Deutsch | aromatisch, würzig, duftend |
| Italiano | aromatico |
| Ελληνικά | αρωματικός aromatikós, ευωδιαστός evodiastós |
| Română | aromat, aromatic |
| Русский | арома́тный aromátnyj, благоуха́нный blagouxánnyj, благово́нный blagovónnyj, души́стый dušístyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thơm |
adj in organic chemistry
| Español | aromático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 방향족의 banghyangjog-ui |
| 日本語 | 芳香族の hōkōzoku no |
| 中文 | 芳香族的 fāngxiāngzú de |
| Português | aromático |
| Français | aromatique |
| Deutsch | aromatisch |
| Italiano | aromatico, benzenico |
| Română | aromatic |
| Русский | аромати́ческий aromatíčeskij |
noun fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
| Français | aromate |
|---|---|
| Italiano | pianta aromatica, gusti |
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