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How to pronounce bouquet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms corsage, nosegay, posy
Type of flower arrangement, floral arrangement
Type Words
Synonyms fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness
Type of odour, olfactory property, scent, aroma, smell, odor

Examples of bouquet

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I often pick up a bouquet or two during my weekly shopping trip to Trader Joe's.
From the sfgate.com
We're more likely to do big vases of greenery than a bouquet stuffed with roses.
From the telegraph.co.uk
What we perceive as the flavour of wine is largely composed of smell or bouquet.
From the newscientist.com
It must be something to do with the wonderful bouquet given off by urinal cakes.
From the hecklerspray.com
Farmers herbicide it, bouquet collectors cherish it, natural foodies harvest it.
From the dailyherald.com
Time to pick up a bouquet of bright pink tulips and start thinking about spring.
From the buffalonews.com
That means you can still enjoy that Valentine's bouquet when March rolls around.
From the sfgate.com
DeLuna was presented with a bouquet, a watch, a commemorative plaque and a cake.
From the sfgate.com
Her bouquet had white peonies, roses and stephanotis flowers to honor her groom.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
  • A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  • The use of wine tasting descriptors allow the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. ...
  • A bunch of flowers; The scent of a particular wine
  • A tasting term for the complex aromas of an aged wine. The term is generally not applied to young wines.
  • The complex of aromas that develops with age in fine wines; young wines have aroma, not bouquet.
  • The smell, or "nose," of a fine cigar. Badly stored cigars lose their bouquet.
  • The collection of smells, usually floral, that a drinker smells before tasting the beer. Sometimes described as the combination of hop character, malt aroma, and fruitiness produced from esters that are formed by the yeast during fermentation.
  • A wine-buff term for the smell of a wine. Some old-school tasters reserve use of this term for the special aromas that develop with bottle age.