cheirar

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃejˈɾaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fragro

Cognate with Portuguese: cheirar

Cognate with French: flairer

Cognate with English: flair

Cognate with Old French: 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.