/ kəˈləʊn; NAmE kəˈloʊn/ (also eau de cologne ) noun
[ U ] a type of light perfume
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after Cologne, in Western Germany.
/ kəˈləʊn; NAmE kəˈloʊn/ (also eau de cologne ) noun
[ U ] a type of light perfume
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: named after Cologne, in Western Germany.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005