nag champa en · NOUN
Etymology
From Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “cobra”), in this context "breath, spirit," + चंपा (caṃpā, “plumeria flowers”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sandalwood-heavy perfume oil originating in India, or incense thus perfumed
They were very young and very quiet and I was not in the mood, so I went down to the incense seller, near Kmart, and bought a couple of boxes of nag champa.
2001 September 21, Cara Jepsen, “New York Diary”, in Chicago Reader: