English → Latin
“perfume” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perfume s.
odor (general term): unguentum (unguent): tus (frankincense): perfumes, odores: perfumes (as article of commerce), merces odorum.
perfume v.
odoribus, unguentis, imbuere aliquid; odoribus perfundere aliquid: unguento perfricare (by unguents rubbed on or in): bonis odoribus suffire aliquid (Col., by burning perfumes): locum variis odoribus inficere (Sen., Vitr. Beat., 1, 11): to perfume one’s self, se unguere (Terentianus); se odoribus imbuere; caput et os suum unguento perfricare: to be perfumed, unguenta olere (Terentianus); unguentis delibutum, oblitum, esse (Cic.); unguentis affluere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perfume?
- The usual Latin words for “perfume” are odor, unguentum, tūs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.