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olor

smell

noun oh-LOHR Rare

Origin: Latin odorem

Also means

odour

Usage Note

Olor is masculine and refers to any smell, pleasant or not. To specify a good smell, use buen olor or aroma (m); for a bad smell, mal olor or hedor (m). The verb to smell something is oler a: huele a rosas (it smells of roses) — note the stem change o→hue- in the present tense.

Examples

"Un olor a café llenó la habitación."

Natural Translation

A smell of coffee filled the room.

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