coït

See also: coit

French

Etymology

From Middle French coit, cohit, borrowed from Latin coitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.it/
• IPA^(key): /kɔ.i/ (dated)

Noun

coït m (plural coïts)

1. sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: pénétration, rapport sexuel

Derived terms

• coïtarche
• coït interrompu

Further reading

• “coït”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.