cologne
pronunciation
How to pronounce cologne in British English:
UK [kəˈləʊn]
How to pronounce cologne in American English:
US [kəˈloʊn]
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- Noun:
- a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
Word Origin
- cologne (n.)
- 1814, Cologne water, loan-translation of French eau de Cologne, literally "water from Cologne," from the city in Germany (German Köln, from Latin Colonia Agrippina) where it was made, first by Italian chemist Johann Maria Farina, who had settled there in 1709.
Example
- 1. Maps of cologne , frankfurt or paris look cheap .
- 2. If you don 't have a cologne that she likes , shop for one with her .
- 3. But the cologne verdict breaks new ground .
- 4. A new counter-terrorism centre opened in cologne this month .
- 5. It was 10.30pm when the train pulled out of cologne .