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attar.

An essential oil extracted from flowers.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæt.ɚ/General-American/ˈæt.ɑːɹ/General-American
  1. An essential oil extracted from flowers.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A perfume made from this oil.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

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