Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable, relational)Of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying the cheek.

    buccal surface of the molars

    buccal branch of the facial nerve

    of or relating to or toward the cheek

  2. (not comparable)Of, relating to, or lying in the mouth.

    buccal cavity

  3. (not comparable)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.

    щёчныйščóčnyj, букка́льныйbukkálʹnyj

    щі́чнийščíčnyj

  4. (not comparable)Supralaryngeal, not laryngeal or glottal.

Translations

3 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to the cheek:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to the cheek:

Synonyms

3 synonyms
facialC1genal
Close in meaning
  • of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located:oral

Word family

36 related words
Relatedcheek
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bubbleB1bubblyC1bubonicbuccaneerC2buck

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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