neroli oil

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A fragrant yellow oil from bitter orange flowers used to scent perfumes and food

noun
/nəˈroʊli ɔɪl/

: aceite de neroli

Many luxury perfumes contain neroli oil as one of their key ingredients.

Examples

She uses a few drops of neroli oil in her homemade skincare products for its soothing scent.
Some chefs add a hint of neroli oil to desserts for a delicate floral flavor.
I love the scent of neroli oil.
Have you tried neroli oil in your skincare routine?
Many luxury perfumes contain neroli oil as one of their key ingredients.
She uses a few drops of neroli oil in her homemade skincare products for its soothing scent.
Some chefs add a hint of neroli oil to desserts for a delicate floral flavor.

Synonyms

neroli

vsneroli oil

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A fragrant liquid made from the flowers of the bitter orange tree used in perfume and cooking

is the specific aromatic yellow oil mainly used in perfumery and flavoring

Surface Forms

neroli oil singular

neroli oils plural

Morphology

neroli + oil

The phrase is directly compositional: 'neroli' (the scented extract from bitter orange blossoms) combined with 'oil' yields the oil derived from neroli. The 'X + oil' pattern (plant/flower name + oil) is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun neroli oil is named after a 17th-century Italian princess; the word neroli comes from her title 'of Nerola', and she used the blossom oil as a perfume. So today neroli oil means the fragrant 'oil' from bitter orange flowers that is used in 'perfume' and for a light 'flavor' in cooking.