eau de cologne

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eau de Cologne^¹

/ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊn

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Borrowed from French eau de Cologne.

noun eaux de Cologne · eau de cologne

countable, uncountable A type of perfume; cologne. About three o'clock Carrados tapped lightly on his own door and a very faint voice bade him enter. Clifton was lying prostrate on the couch, a napkin round her head, and the reek of eau-de-Cologne filling the room.
Similar: Cologne water
Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable Telephone.
Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable Woman [from palone].

eau de cologne^²

noun eaux de cologne

Alternative letter-case form of eau de Cologne

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@misc{eau_de_cologne_2026,
  title = {eau de cologne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20de%20cologne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}