profumo

See also: Profumo and profumò

Italian

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

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.
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

profumo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of profumare
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