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parfum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French parfum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (General American) /p???fum/
Noun
parfum (uncountable)
- (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)
- A perfume, a luxury product providing a fragrant scent.
- Synonyms: reukwerk, parfument
- 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)
- perfume (scented toiletry)
- scent, desirable smell
- 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)
- perfume,
- a pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
- 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)
- perfume
See also
- miros
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /parfú?m/
Noun
parf?m m inan
- perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)
Inflection
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deodorant
English
Alternative forms
- deodourant (rare)
Etymology
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /di???d???nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /di?o?d???nt/
Noun
deodorant (plural deodorants)
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
Related terms
- odor
- odorous
Translations
Adjective
deodorant (not comparable)
- acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
Translations
See also
- antiperspirant
References
- deodorant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- deodorant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Czech
Noun
deodorant m
- deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)
Danish
Noun
deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)
- deodorant
Declension
Further reading
- “deodorant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Alternative forms
- deodorans (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from English deodorant or French déodorant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?de?.o?.do??r?nt/
- Hyphenation: de?odo?rant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
deodorant m or n (plural deodoranten)
- deodorant
Derived terms
- deo
- deodorantbus
Indonesian
Noun
deodorant (first-person possessive deodorantku, second-person possessive deodorantmu, third-person possessive deodorantnya)
- Alternative spelling of deodoran (“deodorant”)
Romanian
Etymology
From French déodorant
Noun
deodorant n (plural deodoran?i)
- deodorant
Declension
deodorant From the web:
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- what deodorant doesn't stain clothes
- what deodorants cause cancer
- what deodorant is good for sensitive skin
- what deodorant is best for dark underarms
- what deodorant do celebrities use
- what deodorant has aluminum
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