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pubes¹

  • /ˈpjuːbiːz/

Rhymes with -uːbiːz

Where it comes from

From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.

noun

  1. plural plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)

noun

  1. plural, plural only, rare The pubic hair.
  2. plural, plural only The pubic region.

pubes²

  • /pjuːbz/

Rhymes with -uːbz

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of pube

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noun The pubic hair

Françaistoison
Italianopeli pubici

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"pubes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pubes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pubes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pubes

Chicago

"pubes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pubes.

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@misc{pubes_2026,
  title = {pubes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pubes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}