circumcise

Signification (Anglais)

1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis of.
2. (proscribed, sometimes) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
3. (slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

Concepts

circoncire

cironcire

exciser

Synonymes

be circumcised

cut off

cut

excise

limit

abridge

circumcision

circumscribe

Traductions

beschneiden

besnijden

circoncidere

circuncidar

sünnet etmek

circuncidar

περιτέμνω

sünnet

خَتَنَ

circumcidar

peritémno

circumcido

circomcir

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French circoncisier, from Latin circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).