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Added 9 October 2026

aroma

/əˈɹəʊ.mə/ noun

Latin root: arōmata Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aroma at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
I love the aroma of cinnamon.

Origin

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

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