Masculine
colhão
Meaning
- (masculine, plural-normally, vulgar) bollock, ball (a testicle)
- (figuratively, informal, masculine) balls (courage)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koˈʎɐ̃w̃/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese colhon, from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Cognate with Galician collón, Spanish cojón, Catalan colló.
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