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DictionarybouquetDistinctive scent
noun

bouquet

The distinctive aroma of wine or perfume.

The taster pauses to appreciate the wine's delicate bouquet.

Etymology
bouquetFrenchbunch of flowers

French bouquet names a bunch of flowers. Their combined fragrance supplies the image for the complex, distinctive aroma of a wine or perfume.

More examples

  • The perfume has a floral bouquet.
  • A complex bouquet developed as the wine opened.
  • She described the bouquet as fruity and spicy.

Forms

bouquet

Similar words

aroma
The general smell, without the wine-tasting nuance.
fragrance
Fragrance emphasizes a pleasant smell rather than its combined distinctive character.