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patchouli

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pa·tchou·li /pəˈtʃuːli/ noun [uncountable]  a type of perfume made from the leaves of a South East Asian bush 广藿香水
Examples from the Corpus
patchouliA thousand smells, of sausages and sweat, phosphorus and patchouli, mingle promiscuously in the arcades.There was a strong sweet scent; sandalwood and patchouli and freshly cut grass on a summer morning.People who like spicy food for example, also plump for strong, penetrating essences such as patchouli and ginger.But he was still so close that he could smell the perfume of patchouli on the corpse's moustache.It was probably with the patchouli that she had caught William Litz White, her husband.
Origin patchouli (1800-1900) Tamil paccouli
pa·tchou·li nounChineseSyllable
of the from a Corpus type perfume made


patchouli
patchouli /pəˈtʃuːli/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Tamil
 Origin: paccouli
a type of perfume made from the leaves of a South East Asian bush


patch·ouliBrE /ˈpætʃʊli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpætʃʊli/ 🔊BrE /pəˈtʃuːli/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈtʃuːli/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a perfume made with oil from the leaves of a SE Asian bush 广藿香水