oler a cuerno quemado

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to smell like a burned horn”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˌleɾ a ˌkweɾno keˈmado/ [oˌleɾ a ˌkweɾ.no keˈma.ð̞o] Syllabification: o‧ler a cuer‧no que‧ma‧do === Verb === oler a cuerno quemado (first-person singular present huelo a cuerno quemado, first-person singular preterite olí a cuerno quemado, past participle olido a cuerno quemado) (idiomatic) to smell fishy (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) === Further reading === “oler a cuerno quemado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025