testicle

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Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕsʹtĭ-kəl, IPA: /ˈtɛstɪkəl/

Noun

testicle (plural testicles)

1. The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.

Synonyms

• testis (medical)
• ball (perhaps vulgar)
• bollock (perhaps alteration of "ballock")
• lamb fries (culinary)
• See also Thesaurus:testicles

Translations

• French: testicule
• German: Hoden, Testikel
• Italian: testicolo, coglione (vulgar)
• Portuguese: testículo
• Russian: яи́чко
• Spanish: testículo, cojón (vulgar), pelota (vulgar, generally in plural +-s), huevo (vulgar), bola (vulgar, generally in plural +-s), cataplines (Spain, colloquial)

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