pube

English

Etymology

Back-formation from pubes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjuːb/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

pube (plural pubes)

1. (slang) A single pubic hair.
   • 2010, Nick Waugh-Bacchus, Platonic?, →ISBN, page 261:

     He was a man would could step back from a problem and look at it logically and find the sense in most given situations. Sure, questions such as ,“ Why are we here?” “Is there a God?“ and “Why is there a pube in the butter?” have stumped Jack in the past; however, in knowing that this is the case, Jack has been quite happy to move on and find answers to questions that are far more relevant to day-to-day existence.

Usage notes

See pubes § Usage notes.

Derived terms

• pubedresser
• pubeless
• pubelike

Related terms

• pubarche

Translations

a single pubic hair

• Finnish: häpykarva (fi)
• French: poil pubien (fr) m
• German: Schamhaar (de) n
• Macedonian: сра́мно вла́кно n (srámno vlákno)
• Malayalam: മയിർ (ml) (mayiṟ) (vulgar)
• Portuguese: pentelho (pt) m
• Spanish: pendejo (es) m

Anagrams

• EPUB, epub

Galician

Noun

pube f (plural pubes)

1. (anatomy) pubis, pubic bone

Noun

pube m (plural pubes)

1. the crab louse, Phthirus pubis

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pūbēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.be/
• Rhymes: -ube
• Hyphenation: pù‧be

Noun

pube m (plural pubi)

1. (anatomy) pubis, pubic bone
2. (anatomy) pubis (area)

Related terms

• pubalgia
• pubico

Further reading

• pube in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

pūbe

1. ablative singular of pūbēs