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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPetricore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pe.triˈko.re/
"Il gradevole profumo del petricore si diffuse dopo il temporale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pleasant, distinctive smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
"A distinct petrichor rose from the dry pavement as the summer storm finally broke." - 2
The earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.
"Walking through the pine forest after the downpour, she deeply inhaled the rich petrichor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1964 by Australian researchers Richard Thomas Bear and Isabel Joy Bear for a scientific paper in the journal Nature. The term is derived from the Greek petra meaning 'stone' + ichor, the mythological fluid that flows in the veins of the gods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Petrichor" is said worldwide
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Pétrichor
Transliteration: /pe.tʁi.kɔʁ/
"Le pétrichor flottait dans l'air après l'orage d'été."
Petrichor
Transliteration: /ˈpɛtʁɪçoːɐ̯/
"Der Duft von Petrichor lag nach dem Sommerregen in der Luft."
Petricore
Transliteration: /pe.triˈko.re/
"Il gradevole profumo del petricore si diffuse dopo il temporale."
Petricor
Transliteration: /pe.tɾiˈkoɾ/
"El agradable petricor inundó el ambiente tras la primera lluvia."
Petricor
Transliteration: /pe.tɾiˈkoɾ/
"O cheiro do petricor era evidente após a tempestade de verão."
सोंधी खुशबू
Transliteration: sondhi khushboo
"पहली बारिश के बाद मिट्टी की सोंधी खुशबू फैल गई।"
泥土芬芳
Transliteration: nítǔ fēnfāng
"夏雨过后，空气中弥漫着泥土的芬芳。"
페트리코
Transliteration: peteuriko
"여름비가 내린 후 은은한 페트리코 향이 퍼졌다."
ペトリコール
Transliteration: petorikōru
"夏の雨が降ったあと、心地よいペトリコールの香りが漂った。"
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