patchuli
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French or English patchouli,[1][2][3] both from Tamil பச்சை இலை (paccai ilai).
Pronunciation
Noun
patchuli m (plural patchulis)
References
- ^ “patchuli”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- ^ “patchuli”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “patchuli”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 384