pénis
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pénis m (plural pénis)
- penis
- Synonyms: membre, membre viril, sexe, verge
- Holonym: body
- Meronyms: corps caverneux, corps spongieux, frein, gland, prépuce; see also Thesaurus:pénis
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “pénis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛniʃ
- Hyphenation: pé‧nis
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis.[1][2]
Alternative forms
Noun
pénis m (invariable) (European Portuguese spelling)
- European Portuguese standard spelling of pênis.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pénis m pl (European Portuguese spelling)
References
- ^ “pénis”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “pénis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025