el
masculine
/peɾˈfume/
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Translation
perfume, scent
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
huele .
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.
¿ ? Huele .
What perfume are you wearing today? It smells lovely.
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