profumate

Profumate is the feminine plural form of the Italian adjective profumato, meaning fragrant or scented. It also serves as the feminine plural past participle of the verb profumare, used to describe something that has been perfumed. In ordinary Italian, profumato is commonly used to describe the aroma of objects, with profumate agreeing with feminine plural nouns (for example, rose profumate, candele profumate, piante profumate).

In practice, profumate appears in product labeling, catalogs, and descriptive text to indicate that an item carries a fragrance. It is rarely used as a stand-alone noun; when it appears without an accompanying noun it is typically a shorthand reference within a specific context and relies on prior discourse to clarify what is being described as scented.

Etymology and grammar: the form profumate derives from the verb profumare (to perfume or scent) and follows standard Italian gender and number agreement. The related forms include profumato (masculine singular), profumata (feminine singular), and profumati (masculine plural), which together allow the adjective to modify nouns of different genders and numbers.

See also: profumo, profumazione, profumato, profumare.