testicle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.
Meanings
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A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
Despite your jogging and the hairiness of your legs, the shoe of aging is beginning to pinch. Soon you'll regret all that sun-tanning. Your face will look like a testicle.
2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, page 372:In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 232:
- (qualifier:more commonly) Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| testicles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
breasticle · testicular · spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch · chesticle · neuticles · have the world by the testicles · trans-testicle · untesticled · testiculo- · chesticles · testicleless · testiclectomy · testicled
Hypernyms
Relateds
testiculate · bull · testify · bulla · scrotum · testimony · bullock · testicond · testament · test
Synonyms
Translations (264)
mn ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭᠠ (male sex gland) · kyh vuutrava'áfiv (male sex gland) · kmr gun (male sex gland) · ka სათესლე ჯირკვალი (male sex gland) · nah xitetl (male sex gland) · cmn 睪丸 /睾丸 (male sex gland) · mt ħaswa (male sex gland) · as পেল (male sex gland) · tpi kiau (male sex gland) · es turma (male sex gland) · oj ninishiwag (male sex gland) · ur انڈکوش (male sex gland) · sms kuõll (male sex gland) · cs varle (male sex gland) · az xaya (male sex gland) · gd magairle (male sex gland) · bg те́стис (male sex gland) · ka ყვერი (male sex gland) · mt testikola (male sex gland) · dv އޮށް (male sex gland) · ja 陰核 (male sex gland) · ar بَيْضَة (male sex gland) · es cataplín (male sex gland) · tr taşak (male sex gland) · pt colhão (male sex gland) · yi טעסטאַקאַל (male sex gland) · nan-hbl 𡳞核仔 (male sex gland) · hy ամորձի (male sex gland) · fi kives (male sex gland) · ta விரை (male sex gland) · rif aqellaw (male sex gland) · sh testis (male sex gland) · egy i-in:n-s-w-F51:F51 (male sex gland) · nah atetl (male sex gland) · ga úirí (male sex gland) · ky эн (male sex gland) · sgs pautā (male sex gland) · fa خایه (male sex gland) · tl bilo (male sex gland) · kw kell (male sex gland) · lij cuggia (male sex gland) · ab аҟəалҭара (male sex gland) · mt bajd (male sex gland) · hi अंडकोष (male sex gland) · th ลูกอัณฑะ (male sex gland) · ja タマキン (male sex gland) · tr badak (male sex gland) · ab аҟəалаҕ (male sex gland) · tyv чуурга (male sex gland) · ro coi (male sex gland) · tpi bol (male sex gland) · gd clach (male sex gland) · vi tinh hoàn (male sex gland) · ajp خصية (male sex gland) · tl bayag (male sex gland) · mn засаа (male sex gland) · my ဝှေးစေ့ (male sex gland) · tr yumurta (male sex gland) · udm выйтэт (male sex gland) · sh мудо (male sex gland) · bsb ampuni' (male sex gland) · lv sēklinieks (male sex gland) · hnn amitlugon (male sex gland) · nah ahuacatl (male sex gland) · mnc ᠵᡳᠨᠵᠠᡥᠠ (male sex gland) · nl hode (male sex gland) · fo steinur (male sex gland) · zku kardlumuka (male sex gland) · de Hoden (male sex gland) · ce зирх (male sex gland) · fr testicule (male sex gland) · ga caid (male sex gland) · el αρχίδι (male sex gland) · rif amenyar (male sex gland) · ko 불 (male sex gland) · tr testis (male sex gland) · pl jajo (male sex gland) · km ពង (male sex gland) · se bálˈlu (male sex gland) · kl issuk (male sex gland) · bn বীচি (male sex gland) · ast coyón (male sex gland) · sh mudo (male sex gland) · ko 고환 (male sex gland) · sv testikel (male sex gland) · ba күкәй (male sex gland) · bcl bunaybunay (male sex gland) · sh семеник (male sex gland) · io testikulo (male sex gland) · nl teelbal (male sex gland) · sl módo (male sex gland) · nb testikkel (male sex gland) · fi palli (male sex gland) · mhr муно (male sex gland) · ko 불알 (male sex gland) · an testiclo (male sex gland) · el όρχις (male sex gland) · tr er bezi (male sex gland) · lo ອັນທະ (male sex gland) · id testis (male sex gland) · ta கொட்டை (male sex gland) · sib ilu butu (male sex gland) · fa خاگ (male sex gland) · mn төмсөг (male sex gland) · ast tolanu (male sex gland) · mg atodinakanga (male sex gland) · ur خصیہ (male sex gland) · fi muna (male sex gland) · ml വൃഷണം (male sex gland) · gl testículo (male sex gland) · mi pūtawa (male sex gland) · wuu 卵 (male sex gland) · te వృషణాలు (male sex gland) · ajp بيضة (male sex gland) · lo ໄຂ່ຫຳ (male sex gland) · fo eista (male sex gland) · te వట్ట (male sex gland) · az daşşaq (male sex gland) · arz خصية (male sex gland) · cs moudí (male sex gland) · eu barrabil (male sex gland) · scn baḍḍa (male sex gland) · be яе́чка (male sex gland) · uz moyak (male sex gland) · be тэсці́кула (male sex gland) · scn còcula (male sex gland) · ka კაკალი (male sex gland) · nan-hbl 𡳞核 (male sex gland) · fo nossa (male sex gland) · vi hòn dái (male sex gland) · ga cloch (male sex gland) · egy Xr:r-w-y- (male sex gland) · mt bajda (male sex gland) · ca testicle (male sex gland) · ka კვერცხი (male sex gland) · mn ᠲᠥᠮᠦᠰᠦᠭᠡ (male sex gland) · akk iškum (male sex gland) · dsb jajo (male sex gland) · sgs kiaušē (male sex gland) · ga magairle (male sex gland) · ps خوټه (male sex gland) · ota طاشاق (male sex gland) · arz بيضة (male sex gland) · hi अंड (male sex gland) · yue 睪丸 /睾丸 (male sex gland) · smn kuolâ (male sex gland) · it testicolo (male sex gland) · sw pumbu (male sex gland) · sa अण्ड (male sex gland) · la cōleus (male sex gland) · sk vajce (male sex gland) · ain ノㇰピ (male sex gland) · hi फ़ोता (male sex gland) · ab акәҭаҕь (male sex gland) · ota بیضه (male sex gland) · eo testiko (male sex gland) · ja 睾丸 (male sex gland) · ast coyu (male sex gland) · as শুক্ৰাশয় (male sex gland) · da testikel (male sex gland) · es blanquillo (male sex gland) · alt тажак (male sex gland) · et munand (male sex gland) · sk semenník (male sex gland) · pl jądro (male sex gland) · bcl bayag (male sex gland) · sq herdhe (male sex gland) · tk taşak (male sex gland) · mi raho (male sex gland) · sh semenik (male sex gland) · ab аҟəалҭас (male sex gland) · cmn 精巢 (male sex gland) · slr qoşmaq (male sex gland) · hnn amitlugay (male sex gland) · sh тестис (male sex gland) · ady кӏэнкӏэ (male sex gland) · uga 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (male sex gland) · th อัณฑะ (male sex gland) · hy ձու (male sex gland) · ms telur (male sex gland) · id buah zakar (male sex gland) · ain ノㇰ (male sex gland) · sk jadro (male sex gland) · my ကပ်ပယ် (male sex gland) · bdr borot (male sex gland) · lo ກະໂປກ (male sex gland) · av хӏан (male sex gland) · es coyol (male sex gland) · tr top (male sex gland) · uz tuxum (male sex gland) · kmr hêlik (male sex gland) · bg тести́кул (male sex gland) · cy caill (male sex gland) · ru тести́кула (male sex gland) · ngh ǂuike (male sex gland) · fi testikkeli (male sex gland) · oc testicul (male sex gland) · ky таш (male sex gland) · cmn 卵子 (male sex gland) · mnc ᡠᡥᠠᠯᠠ (male sex gland) · la testis (male sex gland) · tr haya (male sex gland) · hsb mudo (male sex gland) · ja ホーデン (male sex gland) · it coglione (male sex gland) · tg хоя (male sex gland) · nn testikkel (male sex gland) · ja 精巣 (male sex gland) · kk жұмалақ (male sex gland) · ar خُصْيَة (male sex gland) · nl testikel (male sex gland) · de Testikel (male sex gland) · km ពងស្វាស (male sex gland) · la testiculus (male sex gland) · scn tistìculu (male sex gland) · hu here (male sex gland) · ro testicul (male sex gland) · ro boș (male sex gland) · zro riaha (male sex gland) · ang bealluc (male sex gland) · is eista (male sex gland) · cy carreg (male sex gland) · tl betlog (male sex gland) · es dídimo (male sex gland) · bo སྒོང་རྡོག (male sex gland) · chr ᎤᎪᏅ (male sex gland) · tr husye (male sex gland) · fo eistasteinur (male sex gland) · ht grenn (male sex gland) · bn শুক্রাশয় (male sex gland) · slr quşmaq (male sex gland) · izh muna (male sex gland) · udm пуз (male sex gland) · lt sėklidė (male sex gland) · pt testículo (male sex gland) · sq koqe (male sex gland) · ur فوطہ (male sex gland) · nv ayęęzhii (male sex gland) · es testículo (male sex gland) · ka სათესლე (male sex gland) · he אֶשֶׁךְ (male sex gland) · zro ariasuka (male sex gland) · bo རླིག་རིལ (male sex gland) · myp xitóhoi (male sex gland) · vo tästig (male sex gland) · ady гэ (male sex gland) · fa بیضه (male sex gland) · ru яи́чко (male sex gland) · ast testículu (male sex gland) · ta விதை (male sex gland) · ja 金玉 (male sex gland) · yao lupwesese class 11 (male sex gland) · grc ὄρχις (male sex gland) · fa گند (male sex gland) · scn cugghiuni (male sex gland) · sq testikul (male sex gland) · uk яє́чко (male sex gland) · bej wíla (male sex gland) · es criadilla (male sex gland) · ceb lagay (male sex gland) · ms buah zakar (male sex gland) · la coleo (male sex gland) · mk тестис (male sex gland) · es compañón (male sex gland)