English → Latin
“lick” in Latin
lambōto lick, lap; to tastelingōto lick (up)praelambōTo lick first or beforehand; to pre-lick.; To gently flow or issue.dēlingōto lick off or upēlingōto lick (clean)catīllōto lick a dish
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lick
lambere (to touch with the tongue): lingere (to taste with the tongue): lambitu detergere (to wash or clean by licking, Aurelius Victor, De Orig., 20, 3): ligurire (to lick slightly or daintily): to lick beforehand (in order to taste), praelambere (Hor., Sat., 2, 6, 109): to lick out or away, lingere, delingere, elingere (to lick up, away, out); lingua delere (to lick out with the tongue; e.g., writing, Suet., Cal. 20): to lick the dishes, catillare (Plaut., Casin., 3, 2, 2: Auct. ap. Non., 563, 7).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lick?
- The usual Latin words for “lick” are lambō, lingō, praelambō; also dēlingō, ēlingō, catīllō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.