colló

See also: collo

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative of *cōleō, from Latin cōleus (“testicle”), from culleus (“leather bag for containing liquids”); compare Occitan colhon, French couillon, informal Spanish cojón and cojones, Portuguese colhão, Italian coglione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [koˈʎo]

Noun

colló m (plural collons)

1. testicle

   Synonym: testicle

Derived terms

• collonada
• collonut

Interjection

colló

1. Alternative form of collons

Further reading

• “colló” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “colló”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “colló” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “colló” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.