onctueux

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɔ̃k.tɥø/
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Adjective[edit]

onctueux (feminine onctueuse, masculine plural onctueux, feminine plural onctueuses)

runny (unctuous, in liquid form)
smooth, creamy

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“onctueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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