ósculo

See also: osculo and osculò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”).

Noun

ósculo m (plural ósculos)

(rare) kiss
(biology) osculum (main opening in a sponge)

Synonyms

(kiss): beijo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoskulo/

Noun

ósculo m (plural ósculos)

(formal, literary) kiss
Synonym: beso
(zoology) osculum (opening in sponges)

Further reading

“ósculo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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