il petricore

Parola del giorno | Word of the day

Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun il petricore, which means petrichor in English.

This isn’t an English word that we often use in conversation; I’m not sure how often one will hear/encounter in Italian either.

It refers to the smell or scent in the air during a rainstorm or thunderstorm, especially after prolonged periods of warm, dry weather.

You can learn more about the word from this post in Balarm.it: https://www.balarm.it/news/l-odore-della-terra-bagnata-a-molti-piace-ma-in-pochissimi-sanno-come-si-chiama-112928