mentule

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French

Etymology

From Latin mentula (vulgar term for the penis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tyl/
Rhymes: -yl

Noun

mentule f (plural mentules)

(rare, archaic) penis
Synonyms: pénis, bite
- 1534, Rabelais, chapter 17, in Gargantua:
  Tirant sa mentule en l’air, les compissa sy aigrement qu’il en noya deux cens soixante mille quatre cens dix et huyt- sans les femmes et les petitz enfans […] .
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- 1861, Auguste Scheler, Glossaire érotique de la langue française depuis son origine jusqu’à nos jours, contenant l’explication de tous les mots consacrés à l’amour, page 242:
  Mᴇɴᴛᴜʟᴇ. — Mot purement latin (mentula) signifiant le membre viril.
  Mᴇɴᴛᴜʟᴇ. — Purely Latin word (mentula) signifying the male organ.
(rare, archaic) sea cucumber
Synonym: holothurie

Derived terms

mentule marine

References

“mentule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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