eau de cologne

eau de co·logne

noun \ˌō-də-kə-ˈlōn\

plural eaux de cologne \ˌō(z)-də-\

Definition of EAU DE COLOGNE

: cologne

Origin of EAU DE COLOGNE

French, literally, Cologne water, from Cologne, Germany

First Known Use: 1802

Rhymes with EAU DE COLOGNE

accident-prone, anticyclone, Asunción, Bois de Boulogne, bred-in-the-bone, close to the bone, Darby and Joan, enterprise zone, fire-and-brimstone, foundation stone, mesocyclone, metallophone, Nuevo León, progesterone, radiophone, strawberry roan, testosterone, videophone