petricore

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English petrichor. By surface analysis, petr(o)- +‎ icore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pe.triˈko.re/ Rhymes: -ore === Noun === petricore m (uncountable) (neologism, rare) petrichor (distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell) === Further reading === petricore on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it petricore in Treccani.it – Neologismi, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana