Masculine

colhão

Meaning

  1. (masculine, plural-normally, vulgar) bollock, ball (a testicle)
  2. (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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