ósculo
Spanish, noun/ˈoskulo/
ósculo is spelled Ó-S-C-U-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 155,407th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ósculo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Caricia que se da con los labios u otras partes de la boca, en especial el dado en la mejilla a modo de…”.
What does ósculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekiss
- 2
masculineosculum (opening in sponges)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caricia que se da con los labios u otras partes de la boca, en especial el dado en la mejilla a modo de saludo. 2. Orificio mayor de las esponjas, por donde sale el agua ya filtrada
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ósculo
- ósculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ósculo?
- /ˈoskulo/
- [ˈos.ku.lo]
- [ˈoskulo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ósculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ósculo in Spanish?
ósculo appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).