cologne

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled eau-de-Cologne

US /kəˈloʊn/ UK /kəˈləʊn/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
a lightly scented perfume made of alcohol and aromatic oils

He dabbed a little cologne on before the interview.

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1 noun · a lightly scented perfume... perfume scent fragranceeau de toilette

Etymology

Named after the German city of Cologne (German Köln), where eau de Cologne was first produced in the early 18th century by Italian perfumer Johann Maria Farina. The city name derives from Latin Colonia ('colony').

Colonia Latin

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# cologne

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kəˈloʊn
**IPA (UK):** kəˈləʊn

## Meanings
1. a lightly scented perfume made of alcohol and aromatic oils

## Examples
- He dabbed a little cologne on before the interview.

## Synonyms
- perfume
- scent
- fragrance
- eau de toilette

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Colonia

## Etymology
Named after the German city of Cologne (German Köln), where eau de Cologne was first produced in the early 18th century by Italian perfumer Johann Maria Farina. The city name derives from Latin Colonia ('colony').

## AI Etymology
Cologne is traced as follows: Named after the German city of Cologne (German Köln), where eau de Cologne was first produced in the early 18th century by Italian perfumer Johann Maria Farina. The city name derives from Latin Colonia ('colony'). The historical trail runs through Colonia in Latin. Used as a noun, cologne now means "a lightly scented perfume made of alcohol and aromatic oils", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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- General Vocabulary

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