flairar

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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.

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flairar (first-person singular present flairo, first-person singular preterite flairí, past participle flairat)

  1. (transitive) to smell (sense the smell of)
    Synonym: olorar
  2. (intransitive) to smell (have a particular smell)
    Synonym: fer olor

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