Etymology

chypre

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Today it means: Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes. Full definition →

French Chypre
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  1. French · derived fromChypre“Cyprus”
  2. English todaychypre

French Chypre (“Cyprus”), the name of a perfume created by François Coty in 1917.

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