cheirar

Significado (Inglés)

1. (transitive) to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)
2. (transitive) to sniff
3. (intransitive) to smell (to have a particular smell)
4. (intransitive) to stink, to smell
5. (figuratively, intransitive) to tire, bore, annoy
6. (figuratively) to sniff around, snoop

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/t͡ʃejˈɾaɾ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de latín: fragro

Cognado con portugués: cheirar

Cognado con francés: flairer

Cognado con inglés: flair

Cognado con francés antiguo: flair

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cheirar (“to smell”) (13th, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin flagrāre, by dissimilation from Latin fragrāre.
Cognate to Portuguese cheirar, Catalan and Occitan flairar, French flairer, English flair (through Old French flair), and Sicilian ciagurari.