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cunnilingus

noun · 3 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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  • /ˌkʌn.ɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
  • /ˌkʌn.əˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
  • /ˌkʌn.iˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
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  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡəs
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH2 N AH0 L IH1 NG G AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cunnilinctor, cunnilinguist, muff-diver, carpet muncher, cuntlicker, cuntsucker, bowcat

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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