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Where does “farejar” come from?

farejar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese faro, from Old Portuguese Faaron, from Arabic هَارُون, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן.

farejar (Portuguese): to sniff; to find out; to sniff out

Definitions

  1. to sniff; to find out; to sniff out

Ancestry of “farejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefarosense of smell, especially that of an animal; the...
2Old PortugueseFaaron—
3Arabicهَارُون—
4Hebrewאַהֲרֹן—
Every word from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן →