Meanings
nounpatchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)
plural patchoulis · alternative patchouly · alternative pachouli
- countableuncountableAny of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Dravidian*pac-
- Tamilபச்சை (paccai)
- Proto-Dravidian*el
- Proto-Dravidian*ay
- Proto-South Dravidian*elay
- Tamilஇலை (ilai)
- Tamilபச்சிலை (paccilai)
- Tamilபச்சுளி (paccuḷi)
- Englishpatchouli
Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).
More words from Tamil
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пачули
- пачули (pačuli)any of several East Indian plants
Finnish patsuli, patsuli
- patsuliany of several East Indian plants
- patsulithe oil or perfume made from these plants
French patchouli, patchouli
- patchouliany of several East Indian plants
- patchoulithe oil or perfume made from these plants
Hindi पचौली, पचौली
- पचौली (pacaulī)any of several East Indian plants
- पचौली (pacaulī)the oil or perfume made from these plants
Hungarian pacsuli, pacsuli
- pacsuliany of several East Indian plants
- pacsulithe oil or perfume made from these plants
Indonesian nilam, nilam
- nilamany of several East Indian plants
- nilamthe oil or perfume made from these plants
Irish paitsiúlaí, paitsiúlaí
- paitsiúlaíany of several East Indian plants
- paitsiúlaíthe oil or perfume made from these plants
Japanese パチョリ, パチュリー
- パチョリ (pachori)the oil or perfume made from these plants
- パチュリー (pachurī)the oil or perfume made from these plants
- パチュリ (pachuri)the oil or perfume made from these plants
Polish paczulka, paczulka wonna
- paczulkaany of several East Indian plants
- paczulka wonnaany of several East Indian plants
- brodziec paczulkaany of several East Indian plants
- paczulaany of several East Indian plants
- paczulathe oil or perfume made from these plants
Portuguese patchuli, patchuli
- patchuliany of several East Indian plants
- patchulithe oil or perfume made from these plants
Romanian paciuli, paciuli
- paciuliany of several East Indian plants
- paciulithe oil or perfume made from these plants
Swedish patchouli
- patchouliany of several East Indian plants
Tamil பச்சுளி
- பச்சுளி (paccuḷi)any of several East Indian plants
Turkish paçuli
- paçuliany of several East Indian plants
Ukrainian пачу́лі, пачу́лі
- пачу́лі (pačúli)any of several East Indian plants
- пачу́лі (pačúli)the oil or perfume made from these plants
Yiddish פּאַטשולי, פּאַטשולי
- פּאַטשולי (patshuli)any of several East Indian plants
- פּאַטשולי (patshuli)the oil or perfume made from these plants
Cite this entry
APA
patchouli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchouli
MLA
“patchouli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchouli. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patchouli,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchouli.
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