coleus

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, in-plural, vulgar) sack (scrotum or testicles)
  2. (declension-2, figuratively) courage

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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