Exosculation

/ˌɛksɑːskjəˈleɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of kissing someone; an exchange of kisses.

Etymology

From ex- 'out' + Latin osculari 'to kiss,' from osculum 'mouth, kiss.' The prefix ex- intensifies the action of kissing, and -tion makes it a noun.

Kelly Says

This delightfully obscure word meaning 'kissing' shows how Latin lovers and poets had elaborate vocabulary for affection—we've mostly abandoned 'exosculation' for simple 'kiss,' losing ornate romantic language along the way!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ kulit ን
wus-t kulit n
ARالعربية
إزالة الغلاف الخارجي
i-za-la al-ghlaf al-kha-ri
BNবাংলা
বাইরের ত্বক সরানো
bai-rerer twk shra-no
CACatalà
exosculació
eks-o-skw-la-tsi-o
CSČeština
exoskulace
eks-o-skw-la-ce
DADansk
exoskulering
eks-o-skw-le-ring
DEDeutsch
Exoskulierung
eks-o-skw-li-er-ung
ELΕλληνικά
εξωσκουλασία
eks-o-skw-la-sia
ESEspañol
exosculación
eks-o-skw-la-sión
FAفارسی
جداکردن پوسته خارجی
jada-kardan poost-e khari-ji
FISuomi
exoskulointi
eks-o-skw-lo-in-ti
FRFrançais
exosculpation
eks-ɔ-skwlp-ta-syɔ̃
GUGU
બાહ્ય કવચ હટાવવું
ba-hy ka-vch ha-ta-av-vu
HAHA
tsire gurin
tsi-re gu-rin
HEעברית
הוצאת הקליפה החיצונית
hot-sat ha-kli-fa ha-chits-o-nit
HIहिन्दी
बाह्य कवच हटाना
ba-hya ka-vch ha-ta-na
HUMagyar
exoszkuláció
eks-o-skw-la-tsio
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengupasan kulit luar
peng-u-pa-san kulit lu-ar
IGIG
iwu ụkwụ
i-wu uk-wu
ITItaliano
escosculazione
eks-o-skw-la-tsione
JA日本語
外殻剥離
gaikaku ha-ri
KKKK
сыртты қабықты алып тастау
syrtty qabyqty alyp tastau
KMKM
ប្តូរស្លាក់
bt-o-r-sla-k
KO한국어
외부 껍질 제거
e-bu-da geop-jil je-go
MRMR
बाह्य कवच काढून टाका
ba-hya ka-vch ka-dho-on ta-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
pengupasan kulit luar
peng-u-pa-san kulit lu-ar
MYမြန်မာ
အပြင် အရေး ဖယ်
a-pyin a-re-h fey
NLNederlands
exosculatie
eks-o-skw-la-tie
NONorsk
exoskulering
eks-o-skw-le-ring
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰਲੇ ਪੀੜ Hera
ba-har-le pee-d he-ra
PLPolski
eksoskulację
eks-o-sku-la-tsee-yu
PTPortuguês
exosculação
eks-o-skw-la-sãw
RORomână
exosculație
eks-o-skw-la-tsee
RUРусский
экзоскуляция
ekzo-sku-lyatsiya
SVSvenska
exoskulering
eks-o-skw-le-ring
SWKiswahili
kuondoa ngozi ya nje
koo-on-doa ngo-zi ya nje
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்புறப் படலம் நீக்கம்
ve-li-ppu-ra-p pa-da-la-m nee-ka-m
TEతెలుగు
వెలుపలి పొర తొలగించు
ve-lu-pa-li po-ra tho-li-gin-chu
THไทย
การกำจัดเปลือกนอก
garan-kam-dat-pel-waak-ngo
TLTL
pag-aalis ng panlabas na balat
pa-ga-a-lis ng pa-nla-bas na ba-lat
TRTürkçe
exoskülasyon
eks-osk-yü-la-syon
UKУкраїнська
екзоскуляція
ekzo-sku-lyatsiya
URاردو
خارجی قشر کو ہٹانا
khair-ee qashar ko hat-ana
VITiếng Việt
bóc tách lớp vỏ ngoài
bok tac lop vo ngoai
YOYO
ṣẹ̀pẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ́
she-pe-e e-ko
ZH中文
外壳剥离
wài hé bō lí
ZUZU
ukusasa
u-ku-sa-sa

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