oral

See also Oral

English

Etymology

From New Latin oralis (“of the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔːɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrəl

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the mouth; mouthly.
2. Spoken rather than written.

   An oral presentation

Synonyms

• spoken

Antonyms

• written

Related terms

• oral availability
• oral exam
• oral sex

Translations

relating to the mouth

Albanian: gojor (sq), oral (sq) Arabic: شفهي (ar) (sháfahi) Chinese: Mandarin: 口頭的 (cmn), 口头的 (cmn) (kǒutóu-de) Czech: ústní (cs), orální (cs) Dutch: mondelijk Filipino: bunganga Finnish: suullinen (fi) French: oral (fr) German: oral (de) Greek: στοματικός (el) (stomatikós) Hungarian: orális (hu) Indonesian: lisan (id)

Italian: orale (it) Japanese: 口頭の (ja) (こうｔこうの, kōtō-no) Korean: 구두의 (ko) (kudu-ui) Kurdish: devkî (ku) Lithuanian: oralinis (lt) Persian: دهانی (fa) (dahâni) Polish: ustny (pl) m. Portuguese: oral (pt) Russian: ротовой (ru) (rotovój), оральный (ru) (orál'nyj) Samogitian: oralėnės Spanish: oral (es) Swedish: muntlig (sv)

spoken

Albanian: gojor (sq), falur (sq) German: mündlich (de) Greek: προφορικός (el) (proforikós)

Polish: ustny (pl) Russian: устный (ru) (ústnyj) Turkish: sözlü (tr)

Noun

oral (plural orals)

1. (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
2. (countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
3. (uncountable) oral sex.

See also

• aural

External links

• oral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• oral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• Lora
• Orla

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Catalan

Adjective

oral m. and f. (plural orals)

1. oral

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔʁal/
• Homophones: orale, orales

Adjective

oral m. (f. orale, m. plural oraux, f. plural orales)

1. oral

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German

Adjective

oral

1. Relating to the mouth.

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Portuguese

Adjective

oral m. and f. (plural orais; comparable)

1. oral

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Spanish

Adjective

oral m. and f. (plural orales)

1. oral