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masculine

/paʁ.fœ̃/

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Translation

perfume, scent; flavour

Word origin

From parfumer, built on per ('through') and fumer ('to smoke'), because scents were first made by burning resins. English 'perfume' and 'fume' share the root.

Origin: Latin
Root: per fumum
English cognates: perfume, fume

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralparfums

Examples

This perfume smells really lovely.

She bought a perfume for her mother.

The perfumes in this shop are expensive.

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The scents of the garden rose as far as the window.

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This word is part of lesson 46.