Etymology

fougère

Today it means: One of the main olfactive families of perfumes, based on the compound coumarin; (countable) a perfume of that family. Full definition →

French fougère
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  1. French · borrowed fromfougère
  2. English todayfougère

Borrowed from French fougère (literally “fern”), from the perfume Fougère Royale (“Royal Fern”) launched in 1882 by Houbigant.

Words from the same roots

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fougere

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