odorat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin odōrātus. Compare Italian odorato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.dɔ.ʁa/
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  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

odorat m (plural odorats)

  1. smell (sense of smell)
    Synonym: olfaction
    • 2005 November 1, “Oncle Picsou : À la recherche de la toison d’or [Uncle Scrooge: The Golden Fleecing]”, in Picsou Magazine (fiction), Disney Hachette Presse, page 57:
      Hi ! Hi ! Laissez-moi vous dire que mon odorat est très développé et que vous, Monsieur Picsou, vous avez un puissante odeur d’or !
      Heh! Heh! Let me just say that my sense of smell is highly developed and that you, Mr. McDuck, you have a strong odor of gold!

Further reading


Latin

Verb

odōrat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of odōrō
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