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)
- to sniff
- to find out
- to sniff out
- Esta raça canina pode ser usada para farejar narcóticos. ― This dog breed can be used to sniff out narcotics.
Conjugation
Conjugation of farejar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.