cojones
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish cojones, plural of cojón (“testicle”), from Vulgar Latin *coleonem, accusative of coleo (“testicle”), from cōleus (“sack, scrotum”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cojones pl (plural only)
- (slang, usually considered vulgar) testicles
- (slang, usually considered vulgar) balls, bollocks, courage, machismo, chutzpah
- 2005, Simon Prescott as Cesar Morales; Daniel E. Mora as Ramiro “Ram” Cruz, Total Overdose, Deadline Games; Square Enix, Square Enix Europe; Eidos Interactive:
- Stepping right into a trap... Your biggest problem is that you got big cojones but nothing in your brains.
I think Freud would have something to say about your obsession with my big cojones.
Translations[edit]
(slang) testicles
(slang) courage
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Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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cojones
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