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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *flag(u)rare, from Late Latin flāgrāre, present active infinitive of flāgrō, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (to smell) + *-ro-. Compare Occitan flairar, Catalan flairar, French flairer, Portuguese cheirar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ça.ʋuˈɾa.ɾi/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃça.ʋuˈɾa.ɾi/ (Palatalized, often when preceded by an atonic syllable)
  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʋuˈɾa.ɾi/ (Simplified pronunciation)
  • IPA(key): /ça.vuˈɾa.ɾi/ (Voiced labiodental fricative variant)
  • Hyphenation: cia‧gu‧rà‧ri

Verb edit

ciagurari

  1. (transitive) to smell (sense the smell of)
    Synonym: prufumari
  2. (intransitive) to smell (have a particular smell)
    Synonym: fari ciàguru

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