Complete Definition of "perfume"

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English

Etymology
From MF. parfum, from the obsolete It. parfumare, to smoke through

Pronunciation
(RP): /�p��fju�m/, /<tt>"p3:fju:m</tt>/
(US): pûr'fyo�om", /�p�fju�m/, /"p3`fju:m/ or p�r-fyoo�m', /p��fju�m/, /<tt>p@`"fju:m</tt>/

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
  2. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

Synonyms
(pleasant smell) aroma, fragrance, scent
(substance providing a pleasant smell) fragrance, scent

Translations
trans-top|pleasant smell
Catalan: perfum, m
Dutch: parfum n
Finnish: tuoksu
French: parfum#French|parfum m
German: Duft m
Greek: ε��διά (evodiá) f
Icelandic: ilmur m
Italian: profumo m
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Japanese: �� (���, kaori)
Norwegian: duft, aroma, godlukt
Old English: æþelstenc|æþelsten� m, wyrtbræþ|wyrtbrǣþ m
Portuguese: perfume#Portuguese|perfume m
Russian: благо��ание (blagoukhánije) n, а�ома� (aromát) m
Spanish: aroma m
Vietnamese: mùi thơm
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trans-top|substance providing a pleasant smell
Catalan: perfum, m
Czech: parfém m
Danish: perfume
Dutch: parfum n
Finnish: hajuste, hajuvesi, parfyymi
French: parfum#French|parfum m
German: Parfüm n, Duftstoff m
Greek: ά��μα (ároma) n
Hebrew: ��ש� (bosem) m
Icelandic: ilmvatn n
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Italian: profumo m

Japanese: �水 (����, k�sui)
Norwegian: parfyme m
Old English: wyrtgemang|wyrtġemang n
Portuguese: perfume#Portuguese|perfume m
Russian: д��и (dukhí) p
Slovenian: parfum m
Spanish: perfume m
Swedish: parfym c
Tok Pisin: sanda
Vietnamese: nư�c thơm
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Arabic: عطر
ttbc|Bulgarian: благо��ание n (1), па���м m (1,2)
ttbc|Catalan: perfum m
ttbc|Chinese: �水 (xi�ng shu�)
ttbc|Esperanto: parfumo
ttbc|Korean: �� (hyangsu)
ttbc|Polish: perfumy pl
ttbc|Turkish: parfüm

Verb
en-verb|perfum|ing

  1. transitive To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Translations
trans-top|to apply perfume to
Bulgarian: па���ми�ам
Dutch: parfumeren
French: parfumer
German: parfümieren
Greek: α��μα�ίζ� (aromatízo)
Hebrew: ��ש� (levasem)
Italian: profumare
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Polish: perfumowa�
Portuguese: perfumar
Russian: д��и�� (dušít�), над��и�� (nadušít�)
Slovene: parfumirati
Spanish: perfumar
Vietnamese: x�t nư�c thơm (vào)
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Related terms
perfumed
perfumery

References
R:Webster 1913


Spanish

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /per�fume/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /per"fume/

Noun
perfume m

  1. perfume#English|perfume

Synonyms
olor
aroma#Spanish|aroma
fragancia

Related terms
perfumar
perfumería
perfumero
perfumista

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