Portuguese

Verb

cheirar ‎(first-person singular present indicative cheiro, past participle cheirado)

1. (transitive) to smell (to perceive a smell with the nose)

   Eu não consigo cheirar nada.‎

   I can't smell anything.

2. (transitive with a) to smell of (have the smell of)

   Esse perfume cheira a chocolate.‎

   That perfume smells like chocolate.

3. (transitive, intransitive) to snort (to use cocaine)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to have the smell of): exalar, odorar
• (to have a strong bad smell): feder, tresandar

Derived terms

• cheirador
• cheiricar
• cheiro

Related terms

• fragrância
• fragrante

See also

• farejar
• perfume