fellatio

fel·la·tio
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UK/fəˈleɪ.ʃi.əʊ/US/fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/

noun

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounfellatio (usually uncountable, plural fellatios)

plural fellatios · alternative fellation

  1. uncountableusuallyPerformance of oral sex upon the penis.

    In 7 oder 8 anderen Fällen ging die geschlechtliche Beziehung selten über enge Berührung oder gegenseitige Masturbation hinaus. In 2 oder 3 anderen Fällen ist fellatio die bevorzugte Methode.

    In eight or nine ^([sic]) cases the sexual relationship rarely goes beyond close physical contact, or at most mutual masturbation. In two or three cases fellatio is the form preferred.

    1897, Havelock Ellis, Das Konträre Geschlechtsgefühl [Sexual Inversion] (in German)
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    That the word "fellatio" has not become Anglicized is so clearly apparent that further comment seems unnecessary. […] Section 288a of the Penal Code is void for uncertainty as well as for the reason that it is not expressed in the English language.]

    [1919 January 9, Supreme Court of California, In re Lockett, 57 Cal. Dec. 96

    Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi): What was the name of the... that woman who gave evidence against the doctors? / Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor): Timashuk? / Lavrenti Beria (Simon Russell Beale): Yes. She's got everything we require for this situation: the location of all the remaining doctors in the Moscow area, a proven desire to survive, and a talent for fellatio.

    2017 September 8, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Peter Fellows, 28:09 from the start, in Armando Iannucci, director, The Death of Stalin

    Synonyms: blowjob, cocksucking, French, gobby, hummer, head, nosh, penilingus

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nounoral stimulation of the penis

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Latinfellō
  3. Latinfellātiō
  4. Englishfellatio

Learned borrowing from Latin fellātiō, from fellātus, perfect participle of fellō (“to suck, to fellate”). The word started to appear in medical literature in the 19th century but it was still treated as Latin. In 1919, the California Supreme Court struck down a law criminalizing fellatio because the state constitution required laws to be written in English. By the late 20th century, fellatio was treated as an English word.

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Translations

Arabic مَصّ قَضِيب, لَعْق قَضِيب
  • مَصّ قَضِيب (maṣṣ qaḍīb)oral stimulation of the penis
  • لَعْق قَضِيب (laʕq qaḍīb)oral stimulation of the penis
Basque felazio
  • felaziooral stimulation of the penis
Bulgarian фелацио
  • фелацио (felacio)oral stimulation of the penis
Catalan fel·lació
  • fel·lacióoral stimulation of the penis
Chinese Cantonese 口交
  • 口交 (hau² gaau¹)oral stimulation of the penis
Chinese Mandarin 口交, 口淫
  • 口交 (kǒujiāo)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 口淫 (kǒuyín)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 吮陽 /吮阳 (shǔnyáng)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 咂陽 /咂阳 (zāyáng)oral stimulation of the penis
Czech felace
  • felaceoral stimulation of the penis
Danish fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Dutch fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Esperanto midzo
  • midzooral stimulation of the penis
Finnish fellaatio
  • fellaatiooral stimulation of the penis
French fellation
  • fellationoral stimulation of the penis
German Fellatio
  • Fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Greek πεολειξία, πεοθηλασμός
  • πεολειξία (peoleixía)oral stimulation of the penis
  • πεοθηλασμός (peothilasmós)oral stimulation of the penis
Hebrew מְצִיצָה
  • מְצִיצָה (mtzitzá)oral stimulation of the penis
Hindi शिश्न चूषण, मुखमैथुन
  • शिश्न चूषण (śiśna cūṣaṇ)oral stimulation of the penis
  • मुखमैथुन (mukhmaithun)oral stimulation of the penis
Hungarian felláció
  • fellációoral stimulation of the penis
Icelandic reðursog, munnmök
  • reðursogoral stimulation of the penis
  • munnmökoral stimulation of the penis
Italian fellatio, fellazione
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
  • fellazioneoral stimulation of the penis
Japanese フェラチオ, フェラ
  • フェラチオ (ferachio)oral stimulation of the penis
  • フェラ (fera)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 尺八 (shakuhachi)oral stimulation of the penis
Korean 펠라티오, 펠라치오
  • 펠라티오 (pellatio)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 펠라치오 (pellachio)oral stimulation of the penis
  • 구음 (gueum)oral stimulation of the penis
Lithuanian felacija
  • felacijaoral stimulation of the penis
Norwegian Bokmål fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Polish fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Portuguese felação
  • felaçãooral stimulation of the penis
Romanian felație
  • felațieoral stimulation of the penis
Russian фелля́ция
  • фелля́ция (felljácija)oral stimulation of the penis
Slovak felácia, orálny sex
  • feláciaoral stimulation of the penis
  • orálny sexoral stimulation of the penis
Spanish felación
  • felaciónoral stimulation of the penis
Swahili ulaji wa mboo
  • ulaji wa mboooral stimulation of the penis
Swedish fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Tagalog pagtsupa
  • pagtsupaoral stimulation of the penis
Thai เฟอเลชิโอ
  • เฟอเลชิโอ (fəə-lee-chí-ôo)oral stimulation of the penis
Turkish fellatio
  • fellatiooral stimulation of the penis
Ukrainian феля́ція
  • феля́ція (feljácija)oral stimulation of the penis
Vietnamese liếm dương vật
  • liếm dương vậtoral stimulation of the penis
Welsh calsugno
  • calsugnooral stimulation of the penis

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APA

fellatio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellatio

MLA

“fellatio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellatio. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fellatio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellatio.

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