parfum

Borrowed from French parfum.

parfum (uncountable)

1. (cosmetics) fragrance; perfume

• Used in ingredient lists, etc.

• perfume

• parfuum

From French parfum.

• parfum

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parfum n (plural parfums, diminutive parfumpje n)

1. perfume, pleasant scent

   De roos Friesia verspreidt een hemels parfum.

   The rose Friesia gives out a heavenly scent.

2. A perfume, luxury product providing such desirable smell

   Essence van rozen en diverse andere bloemen is zeer gegeerd voor natuurlijke parfums.

   Essence of roses and various others flowers is in high demand for natural perfumes.

• (substance) reukwerk n, parfument n

• geparfumeerd (adjective)
• parfumeren (verb)

• parfumee
• parfumeerder m
• parfumerie
• parfumeur m

From Middle French parfumer (“to scent”), borrowed from Old Occitan perfumar or another language around the Mediterranean coast, cf. Italian perfumare, themselves from Latin per- (“through, thoroughly”) + fumāre (“to smoke”).

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.fœ̃/

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• Rhymes: -œ̃

parfum m (plural parfums)

1. perfume (scented toiletry)
2. scent, desirable smell
3. flavour, aroma, taste (e.g., of ice cream)

   Le parfum des framboises est rarement naturel.

   Raspberry flavor is rarely natural

• au parfum
• parfumer
• parfumeur m
• parfumerie

• “parfum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From French parfum.

parfum n (plural parfumuri)

1. perfume

• miros

• IPA^(key): /parˈfúːm/
• Tonal orthography: parfȗm

parfúm m inan (genitive parfúma, nominative plural parfúmi)

1. perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)