coitus

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coitus

  • /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ US
  • /ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/ US

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From Latin coitus.

noun coituses · coetus · coïtus

  1. also, countable, formal, humorous, uncountable Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration. Wolowitz: Hang on. There really is a lady here? Leonard: Uh-huh. Wolowitz: And you want us out because you’re anticipating coitus? Leonard: No, she’s just a friend. Wolowitz: So she’s available for coitus? Leonard: No, she’s – –

    Similar: intercourse, congress, aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, conjunction, connection, consummation, conversation

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noun sexual interaction — see also sexual intercourse

Españolcoito
한국어성교 seonggyo
日本語性交 seikō
中文性交 xìngjiāo
हिन्दीमैथुन maithun
Portuguêscoito
Françaiscoït
DeutschKoitus, Geschlechtsverkehr
Italianocoito
Ελληνικάσυνουσία synousía
Românăcoit
Русскийполово́е сноше́ние polovóje snošénije, сноше́ние snošénije, полово́й акт polovój akt, совокупле́ние sovokuplénije, ко́итус kóitus
Tiếng Việtsự giao cấu, tính giao, giao cấu
العربيةجِمَاع jimāʕ, مُجَامَعَة mujāmaʕa, مُضَاجَعَة muḍājaʕa
עבריתבְּעִילָה be'ilá

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@misc{coitus_2026,
  title = {coitus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coitus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}