cojones
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from Spanish cojones, plural of cojón (“testicle”), from Vulgar Latin *coleonem, accusative of coleo (“testicle”), from cōleus (“sack, scrotum”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kəˈhoʊˌneɪs/
Noun [edit]
cojones (plural only)
- (slang, usually considered vulgar) testicles
- (slang, usually considered vulgar) balls, bollocks, courage, machismo, chutzpah
Translations [edit]
(slang) testicles
(slang) courage
Spanish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ko̞ˈxõ̞ne̞s]
Noun [edit]
cojones m pl