"odour" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊdə/ [UK], /ˈoʊdəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-odour.ogg [US] Forms: odours [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -əʊdə Etymology: From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor. Related to Swedish odör (“bad smell”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|odour}} Middle English odour, {{der|en|xno|odour}} Anglo-Norman odour, {{der|en|fro|odor}} Old French odor, {{der|en|la|odor}} Latin odor, {{cog|sv|odör|t=bad smell}} Swedish odör (“bad smell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} odour (countable and uncountable, plural odours)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of odor Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: odor Categories (topical): Smell Synonyms: odor [US] Derived forms: body odour, body odor, deodorant, deodorise, deodorize, odoriferous, odourless
    Sense id: en-odour-en-noun-5sg0tiEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 51 10 19 18 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 11 18 17 2

Inflected forms

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