patchouli

English

Alternative forms

patchouly, pachouli

Etymology

Borrowed from French patchouli, from Tamil பச்சை (paccai, “green”) + இலை (ilai, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /pəˈtʃuli/

Noun

patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)

Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
The oil or perfume made from these plants.

Translations

any of several East Indian plants

Finnish: patsuli (fi)
French: patchouli (fr) m
Georgian: პაჩული (ṗačuli)
German: ^{(please verify)} Indisches Patschuli n
Hungarian: pacsuli
Ido: pachulio (io)

Indonesian: nilam (id)
Irish: paitsiúlaí m
Portuguese: patchuli m
Russian: ^{(please verify)} пачу́ли (ru) (pačúli)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} pachulí
Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} пачулі (pačuli)

the oil or perfume made from these plants

Finnish: patsuli (fi)
French: patchouli (fr) m
Georgian: პაჩული (ṗačuli)
German: ^{(please verify)} Indisches Patschuli n
Hungarian: pacsuli
Ido: pachulio (io)

Indonesian: nilam (id)
Irish: paitsiúlaí m
Portuguese: patchuli m
Russian: ^{(please verify)} пачу́ли (ru) (pačúli)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} pachulí

See also

patchouli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pat.ʃu.li/

Noun

patchouli m (uncountable)

patchouli (plant)
patchouli (oil)

Further reading

“patchouli” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

patchouli m (plural patchoulis)

Alternative spelling of patchuli

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