cojones

English

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Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish cojones, plural of cojón (“testicle”), from Vulgar Latin *coleonem, accusative of coleo (“testicle”), from cōleus (“sack, scrotum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈhoʊˌneɪs/

Noun

cojones (plural only)

1. (slang, usually considered vulgar) testicles
2. (slang, usually considered vulgar) balls, bollocks, courage, machismo, chutzpah

Translations

(slang) testicles

• Catalan: collons (ca) m pl
• Galician: collons (gl) m pl

• German: (slang) Eier (de) f pl
• Hebrew: ביצים (he) f pl (slang)

(slang) courage

• Catalan: collons (ca) m pl
• Galician: collons (gl) m pl
• German: Mut (de) m, (colloquial) Mumm (de) m

• Hebrew: ביצים (he) f pl (slang)
• Italian: palle (it) f pl

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ko̞ˈxõ̞ne̞s]

Noun

cojones m pl

1. (vulgar, slang) testicles, Plural form of cojón
2. (vulgar, slang) balls (courage)