odore

Italian

Etymology

From Latin odōrem, from an archaic form odōs, from Proto-Italic *odōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃édos, derived from the root *h₃ed- (“to smell, stink”). Doublet of aulore and olore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈdo.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: o‧dó‧re

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Noun

odore m (plural odori)

1. smell, odour, odor, aroma, fragrance, scent

   Synonyms: aroma, fragranza, (archaic) olore, profumo

2. (in the plural) herbs (plants used to flavour/flavor or season food)

   Synonym: erbe aromatiche

Derived terms

• odorimetro
• odorino
• odorizzare
• odoroso

 

Related terms

• inodore
• odorabile
• odorante
• odorare
• odorifero

 

Further reading

• odore in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• odore in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• odore in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• odore in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• odore in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• odore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• erodo, rodeo

Latin

Noun

odōre

1. ablative singular of odor

Adjective

odōre

1. vocative masculine singular of odōrus