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buccal.

Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbʌkəl/[ˈbʌkɫ̩]
  1. Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

    not-comparable · relational
    buccal surface of the molars
    buccal branch of the facial nerve
  2. Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

    not-comparable
    buccal cavity
  3. Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip.

    not-comparable
  4. supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin bucca Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English buccal From Latin bucca (“the cheek”) + -al. By surface analysis, bucc- + -al.

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