Masculine
parfum
Meaning
- (masculine) perfume (scented toiletry)
- (masculine) scent, desirable smell
- (masculine) flavour, aroma, taste (e.g., of ice cream)
Concepts
good smell
olfactory perception
olfactory sensation
Synonyms
arome
bonne odeur
eau de cologne
odeur agréable
se parfumer
cadeau de condoléances
odeur suave
Crème glacée
Translations
profumo
perfume
Parfüm
perfume
perfum
parfum
parfüm
άρωμαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paʁ.fœ̃/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French parfumer (“to scent”), borrowed from Old Occitan perfumar or another language around the Mediterranean coast, cf. Italian profumare, themselves from Latin per (“through, thoroughly”) + fumāre (“to smoke”).
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