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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOdour
/ˈəʊ.dər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A smell, especially one that is unpleasant.
"The room had an unmistakable odour of damp and decay."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French odor, from Latin odor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odour" is said worldwide
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odeur
Transliteration: odeur
"Il y avait une forte odeur de café."
Geruch
Transliteration: Geruch
"Der Geruch von frisch gebackenem Brot lag in der Luft."
odore
Transliteration: odore
"C'era un forte odore di bruciato."
olor
Transliteration: olor
"El olor de las flores era maravilloso."
cheiro
Transliteration: cheiro
"Sinto o cheiro de bolo no forno."
गंध
Transliteration: gandh
"कमरे में एक अजीब गंध आ रही थी।"
气味
Transliteration: qìwèi
"空气中有一股淡淡的花香气味。"
냄새
Transliteration: naemsae
"방 안에서 맛있는 냄새가 났다."
匂い
Transliteration: nioi
"台所からいい匂いがする。"
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