el
masculine
/ˈbeso/
#987 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
kiss
Word origin
From Latin basium ('a kiss'). The same root gives the archaic English buss ('a kiss').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- basium
- English cognates
- buss
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbesos
Examples
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She gave him a kiss on the face before leaving.
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A goodnight kiss to the children.
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She ends her letters with a kiss.
despedida .
I got a goodbye kiss at the station.
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A kiss like that is never forgotten.
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