aromatherapy

English

Etymology

From aroma ‎ therapy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/

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Noun

aromatherapy (countable and uncountable, plural aromatherapies)

1. (alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.

Derived terms

• aromatherapist

Translations

type of therapy

• Catalan: aromateràpia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 芳香療法 / 芳香疗法 (zh) (fāngxiāng liáofǎ)

• Danish: aromaterapi c
• Dutch: aromatherapie (nl) f
• Estonian: aroomiteraapia
• Finnish: aromaterapia
• French: aromathérapie (fr) f
• Friulian: aromaterapie f
• Galician: aromaterapia (gl)
• German: Aromatherapie (de) f
• Hindi: सुगंध चिकित्सा f (sugandh cikitsā)
• Hungarian: aromaterápia (hu)
• Italian: aromaterapia (it) f
• Japanese: アロマセラピー, 芳香療法
• Polish: aromaterapia (pl) f
• Portuguese: aromaterapia (pt) f
• Spanish: aromaterapia f
• Swedish: aromaterapi (sv)
• Turkish: aromaterapi (tr)
• Welsh: aromatherapi m