ósculo
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“kiss”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: ós‧cu‧lo
=== Noun ===
ósculo m (plural ósculos)
(rare) kiss
Synonym: beijo
(biology) osculum (main opening in a sponge)
=== Further reading ===
“ósculo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ósculo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== 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)
(formal, literary) kiss
Synonym: beso
(zoology) osculum (opening in sponges)
=== Further reading ===
“ósculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025