Meaning
perfume, scent, fragrance
- perfume
- scent, fragrance
In a sentence
Che buon profumo ha questo caffè caldo!
What a nice smell this hot coffee has!
Hai sentito il profumo dei fiori in giardino?
Did you smell the flowers' fragrance in the garden?
Non mi piace quel profumo troppo forte.
I don't like that perfume that's too strong.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| profumo | masculine · singular |
| profumi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use profumo for both perfume and any pleasant smell. For a bad smell, use puzza or cattivo odore, not profumo.
- Il profumo usually means the fragrance itself; un profumo can mean a specific perfume product or a particular scent.
- More literary or refined than odore. In everyday speech, odore is neutral and can be good or bad depending on context.