smegma

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English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smēgma), alternative spelling of σμῆμα (smēma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smaō, “I wipe, clean”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: smĕgʹmə, IPA: /ˈsmɛɡmə/, X-SAMPA: /"smEgm@/

Noun

smegma (uncountable)

1. A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.

Translations

sebaceous secretion

• Estonian: smegma (et)
• Finnish: esinahkatali (fi)
• German: Smegma (de) n
• Icelandic: reðurfarði (is) m, limfarði (is) m, forhúðarostur (is) m, ostur (is) m

• Macedonian: смегма (mk) (smégma) f, (slang) урда (mk) (úrda) f
• Maori: paraheka (mi)
• Swedish: smegma (sv) c, (vulgar) flensost (sv) c, kukost (sv) c (vulgar)

Synonyms

• cheese (slang), cock cheese (obscene), knob cheese (slang), man butter (slang)

References

• “smegma” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001). [1]

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /smɛɡ.ma/, X-SAMPA: /smEg.ma/

Noun

smegma m (plural smegmas)

1. smegma

Derived terms

• smectique

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• gammes

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Latin

Noun

smegma (genitive smegmatis); n, third declension

1. ointment

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	smegma	smegmata
genitive	smegmatis	smegmatum
dative	smegmatī	smegmatibus
accusative	smegma	smegmata
ablative	smegmate	smegmatibus
vocative	smegma	smegmata