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glans

  • /ɡlænz/

Rhymes with -ænz

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).

noun glandes · glans

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans

    Similar: balanus, nut, bell-end, cockhead, cue ball, dickhead, dome, head, helmet, knob, knobhead, little head

  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans

    Similar: balanus, nut

  3. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
  4. Synonym of goiter.

    Similar: goiter

  5. Synonym of pessary.

    Similar: pessary

Translations

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noun structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris

Españolglande
हिन्दीमुंड muṇḍ, सुपारी supārī, टोपा ṭopā, टोपी ṭopī, मणि maṇi, लिंगाग्र liṅgāgra
Portuguêsglande
Françaisgland
DeutschEichel
Italianoglande
Românăgland
Русскийголо́вка golóvka
العربيةحَشَفَة ḥašafa

noun acorn or mast of the oak

한국어도토리 dotori
Françaisgland
DeutschEichel

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@misc{glans_2026,
  title = {glans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}