fenny aroma
- noun
:
aroma pantanoso
- He opened the greenhouse door and was greeted by the fenny aroma of wet soil and plants.
Examples
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A fenny aroma drifted through the air, reminding her of walks near the marsh.
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The old manor was filled with a fenny aroma after days of heavy rain.
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The fenny aroma of the marsh filled the air.
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Can you smell the fenny aromas in the distance?
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A fenny aroma drifted through the air, reminding her of walks near the marsh.
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He opened the greenhouse door and was greeted by the fenny aroma of wet soil and plants.
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The old manor was filled with a fenny aroma after days of heavy rain.
Synonyms
1
7.7
A strong earthy, smoky smell in whiskey and some beers
How Strong
80
3.5
1
3.3
165
1.0
83
2.6
1
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'fenny' means marshy and 'aroma' means smell, so together they straightforwardly denote the smell characteristic of a fen or marsh. This adjectival+noun combination follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase fenny aroma comes from the word fen, which means a wet 'marsh' where soft earth and plants make a sweet, earthy smell. So, fenny aroma means the sweet, earthy aroma you notice near marshes.