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bergamot

bergamot

2 7.9
A small fruit like an orange with a strong, fresh scent used to flavor tea and perfumes
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrɡəˌmɒt/
translation icon : bergamota
  • Even smells were more distinct: the scent of bergamot hung tentlike over two old ladies pouring tea from a thermos.
  • bergamot oil
  • scent of bergamot
  • wild bergamot

The scent itself is amber, bergamot and Patchouli.

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Examples

  • The aroma of bergamot enhances the flavor of Earl Grey tea.

  • I used a combination of grapefruit and bergamot essential oils for a light and refreshing fragrance.

    Blog text (27)
  • So it's kind of strange like that bergamot smell, which is very specific.

  • Is this bergamot I'm getting, Chef?

  • The notes are bergamot, iris, Patchouli.

  • The scent itself is amber, bergamot and Patchouli.

  • Basically notes of crisp winter air, bergamot, heirloom mahogany, and soft Musk.

  • The largest bottle of that bergamot-scented cologne Antonia adored.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • This is the Bliss Vanilla in bergamot body buff with Shea butter and sweet almond oil.

  • The squat brown teapot on the table exhaled a fragrant ghost of bergamot over the eggshell-white cloth with its fringe of crocheted lacework.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

Citrus bergamia
vsbergamot
  • Specialized
8.4

A small Italian tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and makes perfume

is the common everyday name used instead of the Latin label
bergamot orange
vsbergamot
7.0

A small citrus tree from Italy with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and perfumes

is a shorter general common name that does not stress the fruit

Compounds

A mint plant with a citrus smell often used in teas

A small citrus tree from Italy with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and perfumes

7.5

A North American plant with purple or pink flowers used for tea and in gardens

How Aromatic

bergamot
2 7.9
Darjeeling
3 5.1
black tea
5 1.0

Surface Forms

bergamot singular
bergamots plural

Etymology

Bergamot comes from Italian bergamotto and probably from Turkish beğ armudu, which means 'prince's pear', because the fruit is small and pear-shaped. So its sweet, fresh oil became a popular scent for perfumes and a flavor in Earl Grey tea.