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/peɾˈfume/

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Translation

perfume, scent

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Word origin

From French parfum, from Old Provençal perfumar ('to perfume'), from Latin per ('through') and fumare ('to smoke'), from the practice of scenting with burning incense.

Origin
Latin
Root
perfumare

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralperfumes

Examples

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This perfume smells of garden flowers.

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She gave me a French perfume for my birthday.

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The scent of the roses filled the whole house.

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I do not like wearing too much perfume in the morning.

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What perfume are you wearing today? It smells lovely.

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This word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 1: perfume, estatua, mariposa and 7 more words.