Meaning of "alingasaw"

alingasaw •

n.
• • effusion or emanation of an offensive odor

v.
• • umaalingasaw (-um-) to effuse or emanate an offensive odor. Umaalingasaw ang bulok ng isda. An offensive odor is emanating from the rotten fish.

» synonyms and related words:

n.
• • 1. smell: amoy
  • 2. a bad odor: masamang amoy
  • 3. a nice odor: masarap na amoy
  • 4. a sweet, nice, pleasant smell: bango
  • 5. scent, fragrance: bango, halimuyak
  • 6. Tagalog terms for different kinds of odor, odor of burnt food esp. rice: angi
  • 7. odor of fish: lansa
  • 8. odor of milk: anggo
  • 9. disagreeable odor: angot
  • 10. offensive odor: baho, alingasaw
  • 11. repulsive odor: antot
  • 12. repulsive body odor or odor of a goat: anghit
  • 13. strong odor: sangsang

n.
• • a very bad smell: baho, alingasaw, malansang amoy, masamang amoy