cheirar
Meaning
- (transitive) to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)
- (intransitive) to smell (to have a particular smell)
- (informal) to snoop, pry (to inquire into something that does not concern one)
- (colloquial, intransitive, transitive) to snort (to insufflate cocaine)
Concepts
Translations
oler
riechen
sentir
ruiken
olorar
sentire
شم
μυρίζωFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃe(j)ˈɾa(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cheirar (“to smell”), from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin flagrāre, by dissimilation from Latin fragrāre. Cognate to Galician cheirar, Extremaduran cheral, Catalan and Occitan flairar, Sicilian ciagurari, French flairer, and English flair (through Old French flair).
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