Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eau de cologne

/ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: eau de -cologne
IPA: /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of perfume; cologne.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Woman [from palone].

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of eau de Cologne.

Example Sentences

"About three o'clock Carrados tapped lightly on his own door and a very faint voice bade him enter. Clifton was lying prostrate on the couch, a napkin round her head, and the reek of eau-de-Cologne filling the room."

Etymology

Borrowed from French eau de Cologne.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eaux de Cologne (plural)

Phrases

Eau de Cologne mint

Frequently Paired Words

eau de parfum

Synonyms

Cologne water cologne

Rhymes With

one own known phone alone none shown stone zone loan grown green zone

Questions

How do you pronounce eau de cologne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/.
What does eau de cologne mean?: A type of perfume; cologne.
Where does eau de cologne come from?: Borrowed from French eau de Cologne.

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