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perfume

perfume

noun pehr-FOO-meh Rare

Origin: From French parfum, from Italian profumo, ultimately from Latin per fumum 'through smoke'.

Also means

fragrance

Usage Note

Perfume can refer to the scent itself or the bottled product. The verb perfumar means to scent or to perfume. In Spain a perfumería is a shop selling fragrances and beauty products. Do not confuse with aroma (aroma) or olor (smell), which are more general.

Examples

"Ese perfume tiene un aroma floral intenso."

Natural Translation

That perfume has an intense floral fragrance.

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