ósculo

See also: osculo and osculò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.ku.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.ku.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.ku.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.ku.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.ku.lu/

• Hyphenation: ós‧cu‧lo

Noun

ósculo m (plural ósculos)

1. (rare) kiss

   Synonym: beijo

2. (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)

1. (formal, literary) kiss

   Synonym: beso

2. (zoology) osculum (opening in sponges)

Further reading

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