farejar

Portuguese

Etymology

From faro (“sense of smell”) +‎ -ejar. From Old Galician-Portuguese faronejar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ɾeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fa.ɾeˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fa.ɾeˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fa.ɾeˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fa.ɾeˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ɾeˈʒa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ɾɨˈʒaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.ɾɨˈʒa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fa‧re‧jar

Verb

farejar (first-person singular present farejo, first-person singular preterite farejei, past participle farejado)

  1. to sniff
  2. to find out
  3. to sniff out
    Esta raça canina pode ser usada para farejar narcóticos. ― This dog breed can be used to sniff out narcotics.

Conjugation

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