Standard Lemma guide

buccal

adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbʌkəl/
  • [ˈbʌkɫ̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: buckle
  • rhymes with -ʌkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: B Y UW1 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, relational

Topics: anatomy, dentistry, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • buccal surface of the molars
  • buccal branch of the facial nerve

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: facial, genal

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • buccal cavity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or toward the cheek

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

oriented toward the inside of the cheek

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the buccal aspect of the gum

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

lying within the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a buccal gland

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin bucca Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English buccal From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al. By surface analysis, bucc- + -al.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 頰的 /颊的 (jiáde) — of or relating to the cheek
  • Finnish: poski- — of or relating to the cheek
  • Polish: policzkowy — of or relating to the cheek
  • Russian: щёчный (ščóčnyj) — of or relating to the cheek
  • Russian: букка́льный (bukkálʹnyj) — of or relating to the cheek
  • Ukrainian: щі́чний (ščíčnyj) — of or relating to the cheek
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頰側的 /颊侧的 (jiácède) — dentistry: on the side facing the cheek
  • Finnish: bukkaalinen — dentistry: on the side facing the cheek
  • Polish: policzkowy — dentistry: on the side facing the cheek
  • Finnish: bukkaalinen — administered in the mouth
  • Polish: doustny — administered in the mouth