different between cologne vs parfum

English

Etymology

Short for eau de Cologne < French Eau de Cologne, the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??l??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??lo?n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Noun

cologne (usually uncountable, plural colognes)

1. A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.

   You stink of too much cologne.

Synonyms

• eau de Cologne

Translations

See also

• eau de toilette
• perfume
• toilet water

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (General American) /p???fum/

Noun

parfum (uncountable)

1. (cosmetics) Fragrance; perfume

Usage notes

• Used in ingredient lists, etc.

Related terms

• perfume

Dutch

Alternative forms

• parfuum

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parfum, from parfumer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?r?f?m/, (nonstandard, uncommon) /?p?r.f?m/
• Hyphenation: par?fum
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

parfum n (plural parfums, diminutive parfumpje n)

1. A perfume, a luxury product providing a fragrant scent.

   Synonyms: reukwerk, parfument

2. A perfume, a pleasant scent.

Derived terms

• geparfumeerd
• parfumeren

Related terms

• parfumee
• parfumeerder
• parfumerie
• parfumeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: parfuum
• ? Indonesian: parfum

French

Etymology

From Middle French parfumer (“to scent”), borrowed from Old Occitan perfumar or another language around the Mediterranean coast, cf. Italian perfumare, themselves from Latin per- (“through, thoroughly”) + fum?re (“to smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?.fœ?/
• (with merger of un with in) IPA^(key): /pa?.f??/
• Rhymes: -œ?

Noun

parfum m (plural parfums)

1. perfume (scented toiletry)
2. scent, desirable smell
3. flavour, aroma, taste (e.g., of ice cream)

Derived terms

• au parfum
• parfumer
• parfumeur
• parfumerie

Descendants

• ? Danish: parfume
• ? German: Parfüm (see there for further descendants)
• ? Romanian: parfum

Further reading

• “parfum” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch parfum, from Middle French parfum, from Latin per- (“through, thoroughly”) +? fum?re (“to smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?parf?m]
• Hyphenation: par?fum

Noun

parfum (first-person possessive parfumku, second-person possessive parfummu, third-person possessive parfumnya)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

• “parfum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

From French parfum.

Noun

parfum n (plural parfumuri)

1. perfume

See also

• miros

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parfú?m/

Noun

parf?m m inan

1. perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)

Inflection