olfato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• olfacto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin olfactus (“sense of smell”), perfect passive participle of olfaciō (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /owˈfa.tu/ [oʊ̯ˈfa.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /owˈfa.tu/ [oʊ̯ˈfa.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /owˈfa.to/ [oʊ̯ˈfa.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /olˈfa.tu/ [oɫˈfa.tu], /ɔlˈfa.tu/ [ɔɫˈfa.tu]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ol‧fa‧to

Noun

olfato m (plural olfatos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

1. olfaction (the sense of smell)

   Synonym: faro

Coordinate terms

• (human senses) sentido; audição, olfacto/olfato, gosto/paladar, tacto/tato, visão

Related terms

• olfação
• olfatório
• olfatear
• olfativamente
• olfativo
• olfatometria
• olfatômetro
• olfatório

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin olfactus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /olˈfato/ [olˈfa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ol‧fa‧to

Noun

olfato m (plural olfatos)

1. smell, olfaction, sense of smell (sense that detects smells)

   Synonym: nariz

Related terms

• oler
• olfatear
• olfateo
• olfativo
• olfatorio
• olor

 

Further reading

• “olfato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16