petricor
Spanish, noun/petɾiˈkoɾ/
petricor is spelled P-E-T-R-I-C-O-R (8 letters). Petricor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “petrichor (earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El aroma distintivo que acompaña a la primera lluvia, en especial luego de una sequía”.
What does petricor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepetrichor (earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El aroma distintivo que acompaña a la primera lluvia, en especial luego de una sequía. 2. Un aceite orgánico amarillo que produce dicho aroma.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of petricor
- petricores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce petricor?
- /petɾiˈkoɾ/
- [pe.t̪ɾiˈkoɾ]
- [pet̪ɾiˈkoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to petricor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.