circumcise

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

circoncidere

sinonimi

be circumcised

cut off

cut

excise

limit

abridge

circumcision

circumscribe

Traduzioni

circoncire

beschneiden

cironcire

besnijden

circuncidar

circuncidar

sünnet etmek

περιτέμνω

خَتَنَ

circumcidar

sünnet

exciser

circumcido

circomcir

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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