colhão
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quilhão
Etymology
From Old Portuguese colhon, from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Cognate with Galician colló, Spanish cojón.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [koˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: co‧lhão
Noun
colhão m (plural colhões)
- (vulgar, usually in the plural) ball (a testicle)
Related terms
- colhudo