inodoro

/inoˈdoɾo/ · B2 · adj

odorless

🚽 in- (not) + odoro (odor): without smell, then a toilet that blocks odor

Inodoro = in- (without) + olor/odor. It first meant odorless, as in an odor-trapping fixture. Spanish later used the word for the toilet itself: the thing built to keep smells out. Compare English odor and inodorous.

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