Eskimo kiss

English

Etymology

So called after an Inuit traditional greeting or sign of affection, the kunik, in which the nose and upper lip are placed against another's skin while breathing in.

Noun

Eskimo kiss (plural Eskimo kisses)

1. The rubbing of one's nose against another's as a sign of affection.

Translations

rubbing of one's nose against another's

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛斯基摩吻／爱斯基摩吻 (Àisījīmó wěn)

• Danish: eskimokys n
• Dutch: neuzeneuzen n
• Finnish: eskimosuukko, eskimopusu
• French: bisou esquimau m
• German: Eskimokuss m, Nasenkuss m
• Hungarian: eszkimópuszi
• Inuktitut: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian: Эскимо үнсэлт (Eskimo ünselt)
• Portuguese: beijo de esquimó m
• Russian: эскимо́сский поцелу́й m (eskimósskij pocelúj)
• Turkish: Eskimo öpücüğü

See also

• hongi
• honi
• kunik
• nuzzle