vaho

Definitions of vaho
  1. noun
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    synonyms: aspiración, inhalación, inspiración, vaporizo
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    types:
    boqueada, grito, resuello
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
    calada, chupada, resoplido
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
    type of:
    aliento, caducidad, espiración, exhalación, hálito, tufo
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  2. noun
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
    synonyms: corrupción, escándalo, fetidez, follón, hedentina, hediondez, hedor, lío, pebete, pestazo, peste, pestilencia, tufo, vaharada
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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
  3. noun
    gases ejected from an engine as waste products
    synonyms: exhalación, gas, humo, vapor
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    type of:
    residuos
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
    gas
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
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