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fedor m (plural fedores)

  1. annoying, irritating person
  2. bad smell, stench

Attested since 1370. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin fētor, fētōrem. Cognate with Portuguese fedor and Spanish hedor.

fedor m (plural fedores)

  1. stench
    Synonym: cheiro
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 412:
      Et o fedor era tamaño et tã perigooso que nõ ha home que o sofrer podesse, nẽ sse alý podesse achegar, mẽtre alý aqueles corpos ardíã.
      And the stench was so big and so dangerous that there were no man that could stand it, nor that could come closer, while that bodies were burning there

From Old Galician-Portuguese fedor, from Latin fētōrem.

fedor m (plural fedores)

  1. stench (a strong foul smell, a stink)
    Synonyms: mau-cheiro, (Brazil) catinga, futum, (Minho) malina, morrinha
    Antonyms: aroma, fragrância

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