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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum, diminutive of ōs (“mouth”).
Noun
osculo m (plural osculi)
- (literary, humorous) kiss
- Synonym: bacio
- (biology) osculum
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
osculo
- first-person singular present indicative of osculare
Further reading
- osculo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ōsculō
- dative/ablative singular of ōsculum
Etymology 2
From ōsculum (“a kiss”) + -ō.
Verb
ōsculō (present infinitive ōsculāre, perfect active ōsculāvī, supine ōsculātum); first conjugation
- to kiss
Conjugation
Synonyms
References
- “osculo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- osculo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
osculo
- first-person singular present indicative of oscular