smell

The etymology of smell takes us to the Latin term smell, which comes from the Greek word smell. A word that was used to come to define a plant with a lot of fragrance or smell and even a perfume.

The most common use of the concept is linked to a fragrance or fragrance, usually nice. The aroma, therefore, is something that is captured through the sense of smell.

What we know as aroma is a chemical compound It is composed of odoriferous particles, which are released from volatile elements and move through the air. These particles enter the nose through the nostrils and begin their journey through the olfactory system until the person is able to process them.

It should be noted that the olfactory capacity of the human being it is very limited if we compare it with the faculties that other species have. For a long time it was considered that a person could recognize 10,000 scents. Recent studies, however, argue that the human nose distinguishes between a billion scents. In any case, humans have less olfactory capacity than cats, dogs and birds, to name a few species.

The aromas help to detect and evaluate the condition food and environmental hazards (such as the smell of a fire) and are also important organically to establish a match. An aroma, on the other hand, can be linked to a memory to bring a representation of it to the present.

When a person registers a scent, the smell can cause you different sensations. The aroma of freshly baked bread, for example, can stimulate your appetite and make you want to eat. The aroma of decaying meat, on the other hand, will generate the opposite.

Within the cultural sphere we come across the fact that Aroma is also the name of a female group that has several albums on the market. Among them are “Feminine smell”, “Amor de tres” or “A hole called rock'n roll”.

In the same way, there are artistic works that also use that term in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of the song "Aroma" by the band Oshare Kei Antic Café. It is a single from 2009 and is part of the album entitled "BB Parallel World".

In the literary field there are many books that use this word. Examples are "The aroma of crime" by Xabier Gutiérrez, "Aroma of a woman" by Javier María Torres Vigueras, "The aroma of spices" by Charlotte Betts ...

In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a chain of perfumeries in Spain that responds to the name of Aromas. It is a chain that was launched in the 1960s in Seville by the Cardoso family.

In the 80s and 90s it was when that firm was promoted even more, which gave rise to a great expansion that has led it to have numerous stores not only distributed throughout the Andalusian geography but also in Extremadura and the Community of Madrid.