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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOlor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-lor
"Sintió un olor a pan recién horneado al pasar por la panadería."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brief or faint smell.
"She caught a whiff of freshly baked bread as she walked past the bakery."
- 1
To take a quick inhalation of a scent.
"He whiffed the flowers to enjoy their fragrance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'whiff' originates from the late 16th century, likely derived from the Middle English 'whiffen', meaning to blow or puff. Its evolution reflects a shift from a general sense of blowing to a more specific meaning related to catching a faint scent or odor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whiff" is said worldwide
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Effluve
Transliteration: ef-lüv
"Elle a senti un effluve de pain frais en passant devant la boulangerie."
Hauch
Transliteration: hauχ
"Sie nahm einen Hauch von frisch gebackenem Brot wahr, als sie an der Bäckerei vorbeiging."
Profumo
Transliteration: pro-fu-mo
"Ha percepito un profumo di pane appena sfornato mentre passava davanti al panificio."
Olor
Transliteration: o-lor
"Sintió un olor a pan recién horneado al pasar por la panadería."
Aroma
Transliteration: a-ro-ma
"Ela sentiu um aroma de pão fresco ao passar pela padaria."
गंध
Transliteration: gandh
"उसने बेकरी के पास से गुजरते समय ताज़ा बेक्ड ब्रेड की गंध महसूस की।"
气味
Transliteration: qìwèi
"她路过面包店时闻到了新鲜出炉的面包气味。"
향기
Transliteration: hyang-gi
"그녀는 빵집을 지나가며 갓 구운 빵의 향기를 맡았다."
香り
Transliteration: kaori
"彼女はパン屋の前を通り過ぎると、焼きたてのパンの香りを感じた。"
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