eau de Cologne

== English == === Alternative forms === eau de cologne === Etymology === Borrowed from French eau de Cologne. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/ Rhymes: -əʊn === Noun === eau de Cologne (countable and uncountable, plural eaux de Cologne) A type of perfume; cologne. Coordinate term: eau de parfum (Cockney rhyming slang) Telephone. (Cockney rhyming slang) Woman [from palone]. ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From French eau de Cologne. === Noun === eau de Cologne cologne (type of perfume) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kölninvesi === Further reading === “eau de Cologne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Coined by Italian perfumer and inventor Johann Maria Farina in 1742, who lived in Cologne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o d(ə) kɔ.lɔɲ/ === Noun === eau de Cologne f (plural eaux de Cologne) cologne (a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water) ==== Descendants ==== → Betawi: aèr klonyo (partial calque) → English: eau de Cologne → Finnish: kölninvesi (calque) → Italian: acqua di Colonia (calque) → Japanese: オーデコロン (ōdekoron) → Korean: 오드콜로뉴 (odeukollonyu) → Polish: woda kolońska (calque) → Portuguese: água-de-colónia (calque) → Romanian: odicolon → Russian: одеколон (odekolon) → Persian: ادکلن (odkolon) → Tamil: ஓதக்கலம் (ōtakkalam)