perfume

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ (US) pûr'fyo͞om", IPA(key): /ˈpɝfjuːm/ or enPR: pər-fyoo͞m', IPA(key): /pɚˈfjuːm/ (General American): IPA(key): (noun) /ˈpɝfjuːm/ IPA(key): (verb) /pɚˈfjuːm/ Rhymes: (US, General American) -uːm === Noun === perfume (countable and uncountable, plural perfumes) A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. Synonyms: aroma, fragrance, scent (perfumery) A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor. Synonyms: fragrance, parfum, scent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== parfumerie parfumier ==== Translations ==== === Verb === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “perfume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũmi, (Portugal) -umɨ Hyphenation: per‧fu‧me === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Occitan perfum. ==== Noun ==== perfume m (plural perfumes) perfume (pleasant smell) Synonyms: aroma, cheiro, fragrância (cosmetics) perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== perfume inflection of perfumar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “perfume”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “perfume”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾˈfume/ [peɾˈfu.me] Rhymes: -ume Syllabification: per‧fu‧me === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from perfumar. ==== Noun ==== perfume m (plural perfumes) perfume Synonyms: olor, aroma, fragancia ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== perfume inflection of perfumar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “perfume”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025