- osculate
[osculate 词源字典]
- osculate: see oral
[osculate etymology, osculate origin, 英语词源] - osculate (v.)
- "to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral). Related: Osculated; osculating.