clitoral

English

Etymology

From clitoris +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪtəɹəl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪtəɹəl/, /klɪˈtɔɹəl/

Adjective

clitoral (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the clitoris.

   a clitoral orgasm

   • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 189:

     A clitoral orgasm is a localised phenomenon restricted to the clitoris itself.

Synonyms

• clitoric

Derived terms

• clitoral foreskin
• clitoral glans
• clitoral hood
• clitoral prepuce

 

Translations

of, or relating to the clitoris

• Arabic: بَظْرِيّ (baẓriyy)
• Armenian: ծլիկային (clikayin)
• Bulgarian: клиторен (klitoren)
• Esperanto: klitora
• Finnish: häpykieli-, klitoris-
• French: clitoridien (fr)
• German: klitoral
• Greek: κλειτοριδικός (el) (kleitoridikós)
• Ido: klitoridala
• Italian: clitorideo (it)
• Portuguese: clitoridiano
• Russian: клитора́льный (ru) (klitorálʹnyj)
• Spanish: clitoridiano
• Swedish: klitorisk
• Ukrainian: кліторний (klitornyj)