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Malay kiss

Malay kiss noun: the rubbing of noses as a sign of affection.

Noun

Malay kiss (plural Malay kisses)

  1. The rubbing of noses as a sign of affection.
    • In the afternoon two women arrived with a large party of friends and relations, and at parting there was a general nose-rubbing (the Malay kiss), and some tears shed.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 165

Forms of Malay kiss

pluralMalay kisses

Questions about Malay kiss

What does Malay kiss mean?
Malay kiss means the rubbing of noses as a sign of affection.
What part of speech is Malay kiss?
Malay kiss is a noun.
What is the plural of Malay kiss?
The plural of Malay kiss is Malay kisses.

Words near Malay kiss in the dictionary

  1. Malay Archipelago
  2. Malay bear
  3. Malay bears
  4. Malay camphor
  5. Malay gate
  6. Malay kiss
  7. Malay kisses
  8. Malay kite
  9. Malay kites
  10. Malay Peninsula
  11. Malay.

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