couille

French

Etymology

From Middle French couille, from Old French coille, from Vulgar Latin *cōlea, feminine formation from Latin cōleus. Compare also Occitan colha, Italian coglia, Corsican cuglia, Sicilian cogghia, Romanian coaie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uj

Noun

couille f (plural couilles)

1. (slang, vulgar) nut, ball, bollock (testicle)

Derived terms

• couille dans le potage
• couille molle
• couillu

Related terms

• couillon

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• luciole

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French coille, from Vulgar Latin *cōlea, feminine formation from Latin cōleus.

Noun

couille f (plural couilles)

1. (vulgar, slang) nut, ball, bollock (testicle)

Related terms

• couillon

Descendants

• French: couille