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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fragor

Fragor \Fra"gor\, n. [L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to break.]

  1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.
    --I. Watts.

  2. Note: [Due to confusion with fragrant.] A strong or sweet scent. [Obs. & Illegitimate.]
    --Sir T. Herbert.

Wiktionary
fragor

Etymology 1 n. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. Etymology 2

n. (context obsolete proscribed English) A strong or sweet scent; fragrance.

Usage examples of "fragor".

El suelo se estremeció bajo el fragor de miles de truenos, la roca fundida surgió de las entrañas de la tierra, se hundieron las montañas y se incendiaron los bosques.