Aroma

Definition: Aroma

Aroma

Noun

1. Any property detected by the olfactory system.

2. A distinctive odor that is pleasant.

Date "aroma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Aroma \A*ro"ma\, noun. [Latin expression aroma: compare to Old English aromaz, aromat, spice, French aromate.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	For a young woman to dream of a sweet aroma, denotes she will soon be the recipient of some pleasure or present. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Food & Agriculture	The odour of wines, particularly the odours derived from the grapes. Source: European Union. (references)
	Sweet smell. Source: European Union. (references)
	A)pleasant sensations perceived indirectly by the olfactory organ when tasting a food; b)in perfumery and non-specialized language, this term is also applied to the same sensations perceived directly through the nose. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Aroma

Synonyms: fragrance (n), odor (n), odour (n), olfactory property (n), perfume (n), scent (n), smell (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Aroma

English words defined with "aroma": appetising, appetizing, Aromatical, Aromatization ♦ boulder fern ♦ Cantharellus cibarius, catch, chantarelle, chanterelle, cork tree ♦ Dennstaedtia punctilobula ♦ hay-scented, hay-scented fern ♦ new-made ♦ Oenanthic ♦ Phellodendron amurense, pick up ♦ scented fern ♦ Tinto ♦ unappetising, unappetizing. (references)

Specialty definitions using "aroma": CHEMIST, FOOD ♦ defects of wines, Diacetyl, DIPTERYX PANAMENSIS ♦ flor character ♦ MELOTHRIA GUADALUPENSIS ♦ Odour of Sanctity ♦ PIPER AURITUM ♦ varietal character, varietal flavour. (references)

Etymologies containing "aroma": Aroph ♦ Illicium. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Aroma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (aroma, flavour), Czech (Flavor, flavour, savor), Danish (aroma, flavour), Dutch (aroma, flavour), Esperanto (aromatic, fragrant, nutty), German (aroma, Flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, fragrance, scent), Hungarian (aroma, flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, gust, savor, savour), Indonesian (aroma, odor, odour, smell), Italian (aroma, aromatic herb, Flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, fragrance, fragrancy, spice, sweet, sweetness, zest), Latin (aroma, sweet odor), Norwegian (flavour), Papiamen (aroma, flavour), Portuguese (aroma, artificial essence, artificial flavour, artificial flavouring, flavor, flavour, flavouring, flavouring agent, flavouring matter, flavouring substance, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume, raciness, redolence, scent, smell), Romanian (aromatize), Serbo-Croatian (aroma, bouquet, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, smell), Spanish (aroma, aura, bloom, bouquet, deodorant, flavor, flavors, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, nose, redolence, savor, savour, scent), Turkish (aroma).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Does not this flower of love have the fragrant aroma of fine, fine diamonds? (The Ladies Man; writing credit: Tim Meadows; Dennis McNicholas)
Lyrics	Light the candles, aroma therapy (One Of Those Days; performing artist: Whitney Houston; writing credit: Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart, Dwight Reynolds, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper, Warren Zevon & David Lindell)
Movie/TV Titles	El Aroma del Copal (1995)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A FAINT AROMA OF SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY (reference) Aroma de café amargo (reference) Aroma Remedies (reference) Café con aroma de mujer (reference) Colour Scents: Healing With Colour & Aroma (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Aroma Therapy (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Aroma De Mujer (reference) Dulce Aroma Del Exito (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Zenith Z358G Aroma Sound Therapy Dual Alarm Radio (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Hamilton Beach 49281 Aroma Express Coffeemaker with Removable Water Reservoir and Programmable Timer, White (reference) Krups 466-42 Crystal Aroma Plus Coffeemaker, Black (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	King Neptune making sure that a Pollywog attains the proper aroma A 1985 crossing of the line on the MALCOLM BALDRIGE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Asmine 85 has been rated as high or higher in aroma, taste, and texture than imported Thai Jasmine RICE, which fetches premium prices in the U.S. Credit: USDA.
	The hearty flavor of corn flour products like tortillas and taco shells is largely the work of a natural compound identified by ARS scientists. They have pinpointed 2-amino-acetophenone as key to flavor and aroma of yellow corn tortilla flour. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..		Blindfold test for aroma of cooked dehydrated spinach. Regional agricultural research laboratory, Albany, California. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Henry David Thoreau	Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Eat foods that have only a mild aroma and can be served cool or at room temperature. (references)
Business		Local production of wood flooring boards now totals USD 80.8 million of which, Sung Chang Ind. Co. and Eagon Floor Co., combined, account for 30 percent while another Korean company, Aroma Co., Ltd. has a 20 percent market share. (references)
Economic History	Switzerland	Good opportunities exist in the restaurant business - McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Subway, and Starbucks (and soon Aroma coffee shops, a new division of McDonald's) - are all present. (references)
	Moldova	The following wineries and tobacco companies are scheduled to be privatized: Aroma in Chisinau, Calarasi-Divin in Calarasi, Barza Alba in Balti, Vismos in Chisinau, Nis-Struguras in Nisporeni, and Tutun-CTC in Chisinau, Nord Tutun in Cupcini, Ferment Tutun in Drochia, Falesti, Floresti, Orhei, and Soldanesti. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Aroma" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 86.14% of the time. "Aroma" is used about 339 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	86.14%	292	17,014
Noun (proper)	13.86%	47	49,740
Total	100.00%	339	N/A

Expressions using "aroma": Aroma Behavior Conditioning ♦ aroma Park ♦ lose its aroma. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "aroma": aroma-filled, Aroma-spa.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "aroma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		aroma (flavour). (various references)

Albanian		aromë (balm, essence, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, incense, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, savor, savour, scent, waft). (various references)

Arabic		‏نكهة (flavor, flavour, race, relish, savor, savour, smack, taste), ‏عبير (bouquet, fragrance, perfume), ‏شذا (fragrance, perfume, scent). (various references)

Bulgarian		аромат (fragrance, nose, odor, odour, perfume, relish, sapor, savor, savour, scent, smell), благоухание (balm, fragrance, odor, odour, perfume, redolence), дъх (blowing, breath, puff, respiration, savor, savour, tincture, tinge, wind). (various references)

Chinese		芳香 (Aromas, Aromatic, Aromatical). (various references)

Czech		aróma (fragrance, relish, scent, smell). (various references)

Danish		aroma (flavour). (various references)

Dutch		geur (flavour, odor, odour, perfume, scent, smell), aroma (flavour). (various references)

Esperanto		aromo (flavour). (various references)

Faeroese		angi (flavour). (various references)

Farsi		ماده ء عطری , رایحه (Breath, Odor, Scent, Smell), بوی خوش عطر, بو (Savor, Scent, Smell, Whiff). (various references)

Finnish		aromi (flavour). (various references)

French		arôme, arome. (various references)

German		Aroma (flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, fragrance, scent), duft (allure, aura, flavour, fragrance, haze, incense, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell, whiff). (various references)

Greek		άρωμα (flavoring, flavouring, fragrance, masque, perfume, redolence, savor, savour, scent, spice, spiciness). (various references)

Hawaiian		aromë (flavour). (various references)

Hebrew		ארומ�", בסימ�" (flavour, fragrance, perfume), ריח � יחוח (flavour, fragrance), ריח (fragrance, odor, odour, savor, savour, scent, smell), � יחוח (fragrance, perfume, scent). (various references)

Hungarian		aroma (flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, gust, savor, savour), illat (flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, gust, nose, odor, odour, perfume, savour, scent). (various references)

Indonesian		aroma (odor, odour, smell), bau harum, bau (foul, odour, scent, smell, unpleasant). (various references)

Italian		aroma (aromatic herb, Flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, fragrance, fragrancy, spice, sweet, sweetness, zest). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		芳香 (balm, fragrance, perfume), 薫り (fragrance, scent, smell), 香り (fragrance, scent, smell). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きひ�" (noble visitor), ほう�"う (apprenticeship, balm, course, direction, emission of light, expulsion from school, fluctuation, fragrance, howl, muzzle, perfume, public duty, rambling, roaming, roar, seamstress, service, tailor, variation, wandering, way, yell), におい (fragrance, odour, perfume, scent, smell, stench), かおり (fragrance, scent, smell), けい�"う (admiration, adoration, carrying, fame, fluorescence, fragrance, go right ahead, honor, inclination, love of virtue, mouth of a chicken, oral, perfume, reverence, tendency, trend). (various references)

Korean		방향 (Aromas, Direction). (various references)

Manx		soar (bouquet, breath, odour, pong, scent, sense of smell, smell, sniff). (various references)

Papiamen		aroma (flavour), sabor (flavour, taste). (various references)

Pig Latin		aromaay

Portuguese		aroma (flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume, raciness, redolence, scent, smell), perfume (essence, fragrance, fragrancy, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell), fragrância (bouquet, breath, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, odor, odour, perfume, scent). (various references)

Romanian		aromã (balm, Flavor, flavoring, flavour, flavouring, fragrance, nose, perfume, racy flavor, racy flavour, relish, scent, smack, taste), aer (air, appearance, aspect, atmosphere, breath, carriage, resemblance), parfum (bouquet, Flavor, flavour, fragrance, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell, sweet). (various references)

Russian		аромат (aromas, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, savor, savour). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		aroma (bouquet, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, smell), prijatan miris (whiff), miris (bouquet, flavor, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, odor, odour, perfume, redolence, scent, smell). (various references)

Spanish		olor (flavour, odor, odour, scent, smell, taint), aroma (aura, bloom, bouquet, deodorant, flavor, flavors, flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, nose, redolence, savor, savour, scent). (various references)

Sranan		smeri (flavour, give off an odour, odor, odour, reek, scent, smell, stench). (various references)

Swedish		arom (Flavor, flavour, savor, savour). (various references)

Thai		กลิ่นหอม (fragrance). (various references)

Turkish		güzel koku (flavour, fragrance, perfume, scent, sweet, sweetness). (various references)

Turkmen		ys (odor, smell). (various references)

Ukrainian		особливість (characteristic, distinction, feature, flavour, individuality, particularity, peculiarity, speciality, specialty, tincture, trait), аромат (flavour, fragrance, fragrancy, nose, nosegay, odor, odour, perfume, scent), присмак (aftertaste, flavour, odor, odour, raciness, spice, tinct, tincture, tinge, waft). (various references)

Vietnamese		mùi thơm (scent, zest), hương vị (raciness). (various references)

Welsh		perarogl (fragrance, perfume). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aroma, heliodori, heliodorum, odor, odore, odorem, odoremque, odores, odoribus, odoris. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "aroma": aromas, aromatherapies, aromatherapist, aromatherapists, aromatherapy, aromatic, aromatically, aromaticities, aromaticity, aromatics, aromatization, aromatizations, aromatize, aromatized, aromatizes, aromatizing. (additional references)
	Words ending with "aroma": malaroma. (additional references)
	Words containing "aroma": malaromas, nonaromatic, ultraromantic. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Aroma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Acom, acoma, adomi, Adowa, Agombar, agona, Akraman, Alomar, amora, amraam, anoma, anomo, aoma, aome, Araja, aram, arama, Aramah, aramar, arame, Aramta, Arbonia, Arima, Arjomari, Arma, armo, armot, aroa, Aroman, aromaz, arome, Aromel, aromp, arone, aroom, arota, Aroua, Arova, Arpm, Arram, arron, Arruda, Aruna, Asoma, asome, Asrama, atoma, atome, Atouma, Atropa, auroma, Avraam, ayonua, Baromix, Baruma, Bromma, Cardoma, carnoma, daruma, Erooga, Euromac, Harouma, irom, jarma, Kardoma, Kasoma, Mapoma, oroma, Oromia, orona, Oroya, radome, Raotma, Raroia, rauma, Saramma, Troma, Ulrome. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "aroma" (pronounced erō"mu)
3	-ō" m u	carcinoma, coma, diploma, douma, glaucoma, lymphoma, melanoma, mesothelioma, papilloma, retinoblastoma, soma, stroma.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-m-o-r"
	-1 letter: maar, mora, roam.
	-2 letters: ama, arm, mar, moa, mor, oar, ora, ram, rom.
	-3 letters: aa, am, ar, ma, mo, om, or.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-m-o-r"
	+1 letter: amoral, aromas, paramo.
	+2 letters: acromia, amatory, amphora, armload, camorra, diorama, madrona, marabou, marcato, marrano, matador, mayoral, mojarra, monarda, oarsman, paramos, roadmap, samovar, sarcoma, tamarao, zamarro.
	+3 letters: abnormal, achromat, acromial, aerogram, airwoman, amaretto, ambrosia, amorally, amphorae, amphoral, amphoras, animator, armloads, armonica, armorial, aromatic, atheroma, balmoral, barogram, boardman, camorras, cardamom, cardamon, dioramas, dragoman, emanator, foramina, keratoma, macaroni, macaroon, madronas, malaprop, malaroma, mandator, manorial, marabous, marabout, marathon, mariposa, marjoram, marocain, marranos, martagon, matadors, matronal, mazourka, mojarras, monardas, monaural, morainal, mosasaur, nanogram, panorama, paraform, paramour, radioman, roadmaps, sagamore, samovars, sarcomas, sonarman, stromata, tamaraos, tamboura, teratoma, trachoma, tramroad, zamarros.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 72 6F 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01110010 01101111 01101101 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0072 006F 006D 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
aroma	285	aroma natural	11
aroma lamp	45	aroma pharmacy	11
aroma ca	40	aroma cafe	10
aroma rice cooker	37	aroma therapy lamp	10
aroma grupo	35	aroma chemical	10
aroma diffuser	32	aroma recovery	10
aroma coffee flavor full grown mountain rich roasted	29	aroma bead	9
aroma burner	24	aroma grill health	9
la aroma de cuba	23	aroma therapy product	9
aroma vera	21	wholesale aroma lamp	9
aroma park illinois	21	aroma naturales	8
aroma candle	20	aroma land	8
aroma spa	20	aroma product	7
aroma cafe con de mujer	18	aroma wheel	7
aroma oil	18	aroma appliance	7
aroma ayurved	17	aroma spa therapy	7
aroma denver therapy	16	aroma poppers	7
aroma patch	15	aroma lyrics	7
coffee aroma	11	aroma video	6
aroma scented	11	aroma p	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Aroma

Definition: Aroma

Aroma

Noun

Specialty Definition: Aroma

Synonyms: Aroma

Crosswords: Aroma

Modern Usage: Aroma

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Modern Translation: Aroma

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Ancestral Language Translations: Aroma

Derivations & Misspellings: Aroma

Derivations

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Aroma"

Anagrams: Aroma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Aroma

41 72 6F 6D 61

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