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 (file)
Rhymes: -uj

Noun

couille f (plural couilles)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

couillon

Further reading

“couille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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luciole

Middle French

Etymology

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

Noun

couille f (plural couilles)

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

Related terms

couillon

Descendants

French: couille

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