oliscar

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Spanish

Etymology

In some way derived from olor (smell, noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /olisˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧lis‧car

Verb

oliscar (first-person singular present olisco, first-person singular preterite olisqué, past participle oliscado)

  1. (transitive) to sniff at (carefully)
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
      El patizambo revisaba meticulosamente nuestro hatillo, sopesaba los cables, probaba las lámparas con objeto de verificar si estaban quemados los filamentos, oliscaba las canillas y con paciencia desesperante calculaba y descalculaba, hasta terminar por ofrecernos la décima parte de lo que valía lo robado a precio de costo.
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  2. (transitive) to sniff out (information)
  3. (intransitive) to stink, reek, ming, pong

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