fetor

(fē'tər)
n.
An offensive odor; a stench. See synonyms at stench.

[Middle English fetoure, from Latin fētor, from fētēre, to stink.]

(FEE-tuhr)
noun, also foetor
A strong offensive odor; stench.

Etymology
From Latin fetor, from fetere (to stink).

Usage
"Just imagine yourself trying to pick out fresh fruit while your olfactory nerve is bombarded with the fetor of a bait shop run by some flea-bitten old coot called Gooey." — Dell Poncet, Odors, Clinton and Fat, Philadelphia Business Journal, Jan 19, 1996.

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Stench or offensive odor.

• f. oris — halitosis.

/FEE tor/  an offensive odor: stench (also fetor)