Meaning
smell
- smell, odour
- aroma, fragrance
In a sentence
Che buon odore viene dalla cucina oggi!
What a nice smell is coming from the kitchen today!
Non sento più l'odore del caffè.
I can't smell the coffee anymore.
C'è un brutto odore in bagno.
There is a bad smell in the bathroom.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| odore | masculine · singular |
| odori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use odore for both pleasant and unpleasant smells; profumo usually suggests a pleasant scent, while puzza is clearly bad.
- Common pattern: odore di + noun, as in odore di fumo or odore di casa.
- The plural odori often means cooking herbs or aromatic vegetables in recipes, not just multiple smells.