ósculo
See also: osculo and osculò
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”).
Noun
ósculo m (plural ósculos)
- (rare) kiss
- Synonym: beijo
- (biology) osculum (main opening in a sponge)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoskulo/ [ˈos.ku.lo]
- Rhymes: -oskulo
- Syllabification: ós‧cu‧lo
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