osculate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To kiss.
2. To touch so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
3. (intransitive) To make contact.
4. (Vedic) To perform osculation.
5. To form a connecting link between two genera.

Adj

Relating to kissing.

Concepts

baiser

😗

bisou

😗

embrasser

Synonymes

kiss

😗

buss

snog

lip

mouth

neck

osculation

smack

smooch

espouse

Traductions

baciare

😗

εφάπτομαι

oskulieren

αγκαλιάζομαι

combaciare

kussen

😗

dar um beijo

besar

😗

değdirmek

قبّل

öpmek

😗

besar-se

ασπάζομαι

φιλώ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin ōsculāt-, past participial stem of ōsculor (“to kiss”), from ōsculum (“kiss”) + -or (verbal suffix), from ōs (“mouth”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of oscillate.