beso

See also: besó, běšo, and beso'

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin basium.

Noun

beso m (plural besos)

1. kiss

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “beso”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Verb

beso

1. first-person singular present indicative of besar

Basque

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Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bes̺o/ [be.s̺o]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -es̺o, -o
• Hyphenation: be‧so

Noun

beso inan

1. arm

   Zure besoek gihar gehiegi dituzte, higuin pixka bat egiten dute.

   Your arms are too muscled, they’re a bit disgusting.

2. sleeve

   Synonyms: mahuka, manga

   Jaka honen besoak luzeegiak dira niretzat.

   This jacket’s sleeves are too long for me.

Declension

Declension of beso (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	beso	besoa	besoak
ergative	besok	besoak	besoek
dative	besori	besoari	besoei
genitive	besoren	besoaren	besoen
comitative	besorekin	besoarekin	besoekin
causative	besorengatik	besoarengatik	besoengatik
benefactive	besorentzat	besoarentzat	besoentzat
instrumental	besoz	besoaz	besoez
inessive	besotan	besoan	besoetan
locative	besotako	besoko	besoetako
allative	besotara	besora	besoetara
terminative	besotaraino	besoraino	besoetaraino
directive	besotarantz	besorantz	besoetarantz
destinative	besotarako	besorako	besoetarako
ablative	besotatik	besotik	besoetatik
partitive	besorik	—	—
prolative	besotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “beso”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “beso”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (traditional) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbe.zu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zo]
• (frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.zo]

Verb

beso

1. first-person singular present indicative of besar

Malagasy

Etymology

From English bass.

Noun

beso

1. bass (voice)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeso/ [ˈbe.so]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: be‧so
• Homophone: (Latin America) bezo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *baisu(m), from Latin bāsium.

Noun

beso m (plural besos, diminutive besito, augmentative besote)

1. kiss

   Synonym: (literary) ósculo

Derived terms

• beso blanco
• beso con lengua
• beso de Judas
• beso de paz
• beso francés
• beso negro
• comer a besos
• enfermedad del beso

Related terms

• besar
• besucar
• besuquear

Descendants

• → Tagalog: beso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beso

1. first-person singular present indicative of besar

Further reading

• “beso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish beso.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbeso/ [ˈbɛː.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: be‧so

Noun

beso (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜓ)

1. (cheek) kiss (light touch of cheek with cheek between person)

Derived terms

• beso-beso
• besuhan
• bumeso
• magbeso
• pagbebeso

See also

• halik

Further reading

• “beso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• sebo