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noun, feminine

eau de Cologne

/o d(ə) kɔ.lɔɲ/

noun, feminine/o d(ə) kɔ.lɔɲ/plural: eaux de Cologne

cologne (a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water)

Coined by Italian perfumer and inventor Johann Maria Farina in 1742, who lived in Cologne.