Neuter

Parfüm

perfume (generally only in the sense of “odorous substance”, not “pleasant smell”)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

schmöcki

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/parˈfyːm/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French parfum, ultimately from Latin per (“through”) + fūmum, the accusative singular of fūmus (“smoke, steam, fume”).

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