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aroma

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈɹəʊ.mə/
  • US: /əˈɹoʊ.mə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊmə
  • CMU ARPABET: ER0 OW1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I love the aroma of cinnamon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any property detected by the olfactory system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: olfactory property, smell, odor, odour, scent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: property

Narrower terms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness, malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness, muskiness, rancidness

3

noun

Meaning 3

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fragrance, perfume, scent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception

Narrower terms: incense

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բույր (buyr) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Bengali: সুগন্ধ (śugondho) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Bengali: খুশবু (khuśbu) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Bengali: মহক (mohok) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Bulgarian: арома́т (aromát) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Bulgarian: благоуха́ние (blagouhánie) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Chinese Cantonese: 香氣 /香气 (hoeng1 hei3) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香氣 /香气 (xiāngqì) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香味 (xiāngwèi) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Danish: aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Danish: duft — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Dutch: aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Dutch: geur — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Esperanto: aromo — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Finnish: tuoksu — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Finnish: aromi — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • French: arôme — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • French: parfum — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Galician: aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Georgian: არომატი (aromaṭi) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • German: Aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • German: Duft — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Greek: άρωμα (ároma) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Hebrew: אָרוֹמָה (aróma) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Hindi: परिमल (parimal) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Hindi: सुगंध (sugandh) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Irish: dea-bholadh — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Japanese: 香り (kaori) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Japanese: 香気 (kōki) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Japanese: 芳香 (hōkō) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Japanese: アロマ (aroma) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Japanese: 匂い (nioi) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Korean: 향기 (hyanggi) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Korean: 좋은 냄새 (jo'eun naemsae) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Māori: kakara — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Mongolian: сэнгэнэсэн үнэр (sengenesen üner) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Occitan: aròma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Polish: aromat — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Portuguese: aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Romanian: aromă — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Russian: арома́т (aromát) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Russian: благоуха́ние (blagouxánije) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Spanish: aroma — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Swedish: arom — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Tagalog: alimyon — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Tibetan: དྲི་མ (dri ma) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Tocharian B: were — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Turkish: rayiha — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Turkish: ıtır — a pleasant or fragrant smell
  • Yiddish: אַראָמאַט (aromat) — a pleasant or fragrant smell
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