fragrance

Etymology

Borrowed from French fragrance, from Latin fragrantia. See fragrant.

noun

1. A pleasant smell or odour.
   You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 27 October 2015, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, page 192

verb

1. (transitive) To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.