pebete

Definitions of pebete
  1. noun
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
    synonyms: corrupción, escándalo, fetidez, follón, hedentina, hediondez, hedor, lío, pestazo, peste, pestilencia, tufo, vaharada, vaho
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    types:
    tufillo, tufo
    an unpleasant smell
    type of:
    olor
    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  2. noun
    a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
    synonyms: varita de incienso
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    type of:
    incienso
    a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
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