cheirar

Senso (Inglese)

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/t͡ʃejˈɾaɾ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da latino: fragro

Affine portoghese: cheirar

Affine francese: flairer

Affine inglese: flair

Affine francese antico: 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.