perfume
/peɾˈfume/ · B1 · noun · m
aroma
🌸💨 per + fume = through smoke, from Latin per fumum, like incense
Say it per-FOO-meh, stress on FU. The first perfumes were incense burned so the scent came through the smoke. English kept the spelling; Spanish adds a final e. It is masculine: el perfume.