orgasmo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οργασμός (orgasmós), probably through Spanish orgasmo.

Noun

orgasmo

1. orgasm

Etymology

From English orgasm + -o. Calque of English orgasm, from French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo

1. orgasm

Etymology

From Italian.

Noun

orgasmo (accusative singular orgasmon, plural orgasmoj, accusative plural orgasmojn)

1. orgasm

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οργασμός (orgasmós).

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οργασμός (orgasmós).

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmi)

1. orgasm, climax
2. excitement

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οργασμός (orgasmós).

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οργασμός (orgasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈɡasmo/, [orˈɣazmo]

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Further reading

• “orgasmo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.