oloroso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oloroso.

Noun

oloroso (countable and uncountable, plural olorosos)

1. A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish oloroso (“odorous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oloˈɾoso/, [o.loˈɾo.so]
• Hyphenation: o‧lo‧ro‧so

Adjective

oloroso

1. fragrant; odorous

Related terms

• olor

Spanish

Etymology

From olor +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oloˈɾoso/ [o.loˈɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: o‧lo‧ro‧so

Adjective

oloroso (feminine olorosa, masculine plural olorosos, feminine plural olorosas)

1. odorous

   Synonym: odorifero

2. sweet (having a pleasant smell)

   Antonym: hediondo

Noun

oloroso m (plural olorosos)

1. oloroso

Related terms

• oler
• olfato
• olor

Further reading

• “oloroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025