onctueux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin unctuōsus, from Latin unctum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ̃k.tɥø/
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Adjective

onctueux (feminine onctueuse, masculine plural onctueux, feminine plural onctueuses)

runny (unctuous, in liquid form)
smooth, creamy

Derived terms

onctueusement
onctuosité

Further reading

“onctueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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