Feminine

clitoridectomie

Meaning

clitoridectomy, the usually mutilative removal or cutting of the clitoris

Synonyms

vrouwenbesnijdenis

Translations

clitoridectomia

Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien

mutilations génitales féminines

ablación de clítoris

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkli.toː.ri.dɛk.toːˈmi/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French clitoridectomie, German Klitoridektomie or English clitoridectomy. First attested in the late nineteenth century.

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