malodor

malodor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-?
Proto-Italic *malos
Latin malus
Latin maleder.
Old French mal-
English mal-
English odor
English malodor

    From mal- (“bad”) + odor.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmælˈəʊ.də(ɹ)/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/

    Noun

    malodor (plural malodors)

    1. An offensive odor.

    Derived terms

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