Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine) breast (the chest)
  2. (masculine) breast
  3. (literary, masculine) womb
  4. (masculine) bosom

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French sein, from Latin sinus, from Proto-Italic *sinus, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Doublet of sinus. Compare Italian seno, Romanian sân, Romansch sain, Portuguese seio, Spanish seno.

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