coleus
Meaning
- (declension-2, in-plural, vulgar) sack (scrotum or testicles)
- (declension-2, figuratively) courage
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkoː.ɫe.ʊs]
Etymology
Uncertain; said to be from colare (“to strain”). Possibly akin to cūleus, culleus (“sack”); caulis, cōlis (“stalk”); or cōlum (“sieve”).
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