olezzare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *olidiāre, derived from Latin olidus (emitting a smell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.letˈt͡sa.re/, (traditional) /o.ledˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: o‧lez‧zà‧re

Verb

olezzàre (first-person singular present olézzo, first-person singular past historic olezzài, past participle olezzàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. (literary) to smell sweet or good
    Synonyms: odorare, (obsolete, poetic) olire, profumare
  2. (humorous) to stink sweet or smell (bad)
    Synonyms: (literary) fetere, maleodorare, (literary) putire, puzzare

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