clitoral

clitoral

English

Etymology

From clitoris +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪtəɹəl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪtəɹəl/, /klɪˈtɔɹəl/

Adjective

clitoral (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the clitoris.

   a clitoral orgasm

   • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, Penguin Books (2013), page 189:

     A clitoral orgasm is a localised phenomenon restricted to the clitoris itself.

Synonyms

• clitoric

Derived terms

• clitoral foreskin
• clitoral glans
• clitoral hood

 

Translations

of, or relating to the clitoris

Armenian: ծլիկային (clikayin) Bulgarian: клиторен (klitoren) Esperanto: klitora Finnish: häpykieli-, klitoris- French: clitoridien (fr) German: klitoral Greek: κλειτοριδικός (el) (kleitoridikós) Ido: klitoridala Italian: clitorideo Portuguese: clitoridiano Russian: клитора́льный (ru) (klitorálʹnyj) Spanish: clitoridiano Swedish: klitorisk Ukrainian: кліторний (klitornyj)