flairar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to smell (sense the smell of)
2. (intransitive) to smell (have a particular smell)

Concepts

smell

👃

grope

touch

feel

finger

reek

sense

give off an odour

wind

nose

👃

scent

sniff

Synonyms

olorar

👃

ensumar

sentir

percebre

palpejar

fer flaire

fer olor

palpar

odorar

fer olor a

Translations

riechen

👃

sentir

👃

cheirar

👃

oler

👃

ruiken

👃

olfatear

sentire

wittern

geuren

👃

sentire

αισθάνομαι

flairer

👃

μυρίζω

aanvoelen

fühlen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[fləjˈɾa]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: frāgrō

Cognate with Occitan: flairar

Cognate with French: flairer

Cognate with Portuguese: cheirar

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin flāgrāre, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrāre, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (“to smell”) + *-ro-. Compare Occitan flairar, French flairer, Portuguese cheirar, Sicilian ciagurari.