Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malodor

/ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-odor
IPA: /ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offensive odor.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odor English malodor From mal- (“bad”) + odor.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/
British English: /ˌmælˈəʊ.də(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

malodors (plural) malodour (alternative)

Derived Forms

antimalodor

Phrases

fish malodor syndrome

Synonyms

malodour stench stink reek fetor foetor mephitis

Questions

How do you pronounce malodor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmælˈoʊ.dɚ/.
What does malodor mean?: An offensive odor.
Where does malodor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English odor English malodor From mal- (“bad”) + odor.

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