cheirar.
to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)
Meaning & usage
to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)
Cheiro a comida?
to sniff
to smell (to have a particular smell)
Cheira a comida.
Esta roupa cheira. A que cheira esta roupa? A fume?
to stink, to smell
Cheiras.
to tire, bore, annoy
As visitas e o pescado, ós dous días cheiran.
to sniff around, snoop
Que andas a cheirar no meu cuarto?
Where this word comes from
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.
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