noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌkʌn.ɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
/ˌkʌn.əˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
/ˌkʌn.iˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
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rhymes with -ɪŋɡəs
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carpet munching, cunning linguistics, cuntlicking, dining at the Y, gamahuche, lip service, muff diving, pussy eating, brain, dome, head, mouth music, neck, Kirk
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who performs oral sex on the vulva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, rare, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cunnilinctus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oral sex, head
History
Etymology
From Latin cunnilingus (literally “cuntlicker”). The meaning shift, not yet complete in the early twentieth century, perhaps derives from figurative uses where the name for a person stands for the name of a practice.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لَحْس بَظْر
(laḥs baẓr)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Arabic:
لَعْق بَظْر
(laʕq baẓr)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Azerbaijani:
dil vurmaq
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Azerbaijani:
vurma
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Azerbaijani:
çalma
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Catalan:
cunnilinció
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Chinese Mandarin:
舔陰 /舔阴
(tiǎnyīn)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Danish:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Dutch:
beffen
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Dutch:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Dutch:
minetten
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Esperanto:
piĉlekado
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Esperanto:
frandzado
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Finnish:
kunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Finnish:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
French:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
French:
minette
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Georgian:
კუნილინგუსი
(ḳunilingusi)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
German:
Cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Greek:
αιδοιολειξία
(aidoioleixía)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Greek:
γλειφομούνι
(gleifomoúni)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Indonesian:
jilmek
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Italian:
cunnilinguo
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Italian:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Japanese:
クンニ
(kunni)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Japanese:
愛舐め
(ainame)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Japanese:
クンニリングス
(kunniringusu)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Korean:
쿠닐링구스
(kunillingguseu)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Lithuanian:
kunilingas
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Macedonian:
кунили́нгус
(kunilíngus)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Macedonian:
лижење пичка
(liženje pička)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Persian:
کس لیسیدن
(kos lisidan)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Polish:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Polish:
mineta
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Portuguese:
cunilíngua
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Russian:
куннили́нгус
(kunnilíngus)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Russian:
лизге́т
(lizgét)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Serbo-Croatian:
кунилинктус
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Serbo-Croatian:
kunilinktus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Spanish:
cunnilinguo
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Spanish:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Spanish:
cunilinguo
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Swedish:
cunnilingus
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Tagalog:
brotsa
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Ukrainian:
кунілі́нгус
(kunilínhus)
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Vietnamese:
vét máng
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Vietnamese:
ăn lồn
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Vietnamese:
liếm lồn
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Vietnamese:
bú lồn
— oral stimulation of the vulva
Welsh:
gweinlyfiad
— oral stimulation of the vulva