smell (noun) – el olor

(Pronounced oh-lohr)

To remember that smell is pronounced oh-lohr (olor) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The smell was terrible. "Oh lord! (olor) Where is that odour coming from?" he said.

Olor is masculine, so it's el olor. Imagine an elephant detecting a smell from miles away.

Examples of olor (smell) in a sentence

El olor de la comida me da hambre.

(The smell of the food makes me hungry.)

Hay un olor extraño en la cocina.

(There is a strange smell in the kitchen.)

Me encanta el olor de las flores en primavera.

(I love the smell of flowers in spring.)