Usage Note
arôme is used for pleasant natural scents — of food, wine, coffee, or flowers. In culinary contexts it can also mean 'flavouring'; the adjective aromatique and the verb aromatiser share the same root.
Examples
"L'arôme du café frais remplit la cuisine."
Natural Translation
The aroma of fresh coffee fills the kitchen.

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