Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cataglottism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cata-glot-tism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”) + from γλῶττα (glôtta), γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). First attested in the 17th century.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 17th century

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

French kiss

Questions

What does cataglottism mean?: Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.
Where does cataglottism come from?: First known use: First attested in the 17th century.

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