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oler

/oˈleɾ/

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verb/oˈleɾ/

to smell (perceive by scent); to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome); to smell out, uncover (find out by prying); to smell (emit an odour); to suspect, have a hunch

oler malto stink

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃édeti Proto-Italic *odō Latin olō Latin oleō Old Spanish oler Spanish oler Inherited from Old Spanish oler, from Latin oleō. Cognate with English olfactor and odor.