profumo

See also: Profumo and profumò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈfu.mo/
• Rhymes: -umo
• Hyphenation: pro‧fù‧mo

Etymology 1

Noun

profumo m (plural profumi)

1. perfume, scent, fragrance

   Synonyms: aroma, effluvio, fragranza

   Antonyms: fetore, miasma, puzza

   • 1982, “Caterina”, in Titanic, performed by Francesco De Gregori:

     Quando vuoi gustare fino in fondo tutto il suo profumo, / devi rischiare la notte, il vino, e la malinconia, / la solitudine e le valigie di un amore che è volato via.

     When you, at bottom, want to taste all of her perfume, / you have to risk night, wine, and melancholy, / solitude and the baggage of a love that has flown away.

Related terms

• profumare
• profumato
• profumatore
• profumazione
• profumeria
• profumiere
• profumiero
• profumista

See also

• odore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

profumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of profumare