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English
Etymology
From Middle French parfum, from the obsolete Italian parfumare, to smoke through
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/, /"p3:fju:m/
- (US) pûr'fyo͞om", IPA: /ˈpɝfjuːm/, /"p3`fju:m/ or pər-fyoo͞m', /pɚˈfjuːm/, /p@`"fju:m/
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Noun
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Singular perfume |
Plural perfumes |
perfume (plural perfumes)
- A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
- A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
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Infinitive to perfume |
Third person singular perfumes |
Simple past perfumed |
Past participle perfumed |
Present participle perfuming |
to perfume (third-person singular simple present perfumes, present participle perfuming, simple past and past participle perfumed)
- (transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
Translations
to apply perfume to
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Related terms
References
- perfume in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
perfume m. (plural perfumes)
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Singular perfume m. |
Plural perfumes m. |
Synonyms
Related terms
- perfumar
- perfumería
- perfumero
- perfumista
Verb
perfume (infinitive perfumar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of perfumar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of perfumar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of perfumar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of perfumar.
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