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Eskimo kiss
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Eskimo-kiss
English
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Etymology
So called after an Inuit traditional greeting or sign of affection, the esx-inu-pro *kunik, in which the nose and upper lip are placed against another's skin while breathing in.
Noun
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: cmn 愛斯基摩吻 Àisījīmó wěn
Danish: da eskimokys n
Dutch: nl neuzeneuzen n
Finnish: fi eskimosuukko, fi eskimopusu
French: fr bisou esquimau m
German: de Eskimokuss m, de Nasenkuss m
Hungarian: hu eszkimópuszi
Inuktitut: iu
Mongolian: mn Эскимо үнсэлт
Portuguese: pt beijo de esquimó m
Russian: ru эскимо́сский поцелу́й m
Turkish: tr Eskimo öpücüğü
See also
en hongi
en honi
en kunik
en nuzzle
en Body language