fedor

See also: Fedor

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈdoɾ/ [feˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: fe‧dor

Noun

fedor m (plural fedores)

1. annoying, irritating person
2. bad smell, stench

Related terms

• fadiar

Further reading

• “fedor”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fedor”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1370. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin fētor, fētōrem. Cognate with Portuguese fedor and Spanish hedor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈdoɾ/ [feˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Hyphenation: fe‧dor

Noun

fedor m (plural fedores)

1. stench

   Synonym: cheiro

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 412:

     Et o fedor era tamaño et tã perigooso que nõ ha home que o sofrer podesse, nẽ sse alý podesse achegar, mẽtre alý aqueles corpos ardíã.

     And the stench was so big and so dangerous that there were no man that could stand it, nor that could come closer, while that bodies were burning there

Derived terms

• fedorento

Related terms

• feder

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fedor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fedor”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fedor”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fedor”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fedor”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fedô (Brazil, pronunciation spelling or misspelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fedor, from Latin fētōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈdo(ʁ)/ [feˈdo(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈdo(ʁ)/ [feˈdo(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /feˈdo(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈdo(ʁ)/ [feˈdo(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /feˈdo(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈdoɾ/ [fɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈdoɾ/ [fɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈdo.ɾi/ [fɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: fe‧dor

Noun

fedor m (plural fedores)

1. stench (a strong foul smell, a stink)

   Synonyms: mau-cheiro, (Brazil) catinga, futum, (Minho) malina, morrinha

   Antonyms: aroma, fragrância

Hypernyms

• cheiro, odor

Related terms

• fedegoso
• fedelho
• fedentina
• feder
• fedido
• fedorento
• fetidez
• fétido

Further reading

• “fedor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fedor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026