scrotum

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scrotum

  • /ˈskɹəʊ.təm/ UK
  • /ˈskɹoʊ.təm/ US

Rhymes with -əʊtəm

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Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

noun scrotums · scrota

  1. The sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals. The female labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.
  2. The pouch or volva of certain fungi.

Similar: bag, ball bag, ballsac, ballsack, ballpark, bawbag, bean bag, bollock sack, cocksack, cock sack, cod, coin purse, codlings, duffle bag, dulap, footbag, knapsack, mud flap, nutsack, sack, scrot, scrote, sporran, tea bag, treasure chest

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noun sac of skin that protects the testicles

Españolescroto
한국어불 bul, 음낭 eumnang
日本語陰嚢 innō
中文陰囊 /阴囊 yīnnáng
हिन्दीअंडकोष aṇḍkoṣ
Kiswahilikorodani
Portuguêsescroto
Françaisscrotum
DeutschSkrotum, Hodensack
Italianoscroto
Ελληνικάόσχεο óscheo
Românăscrot
Русскиймошо́нка mošónka
Tiếng Việtdái, bìu dái, bìu
العربيةصَفَن ṣafan, كِيس اَلصَّفَن kīs aṣ-ṣafan, كِيس kīs
עבריתכיס האשכים, שַׂק הָאֲשָׁכִים sak ha-ashakhim

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@misc{scrotum_2026,
  title = {scrotum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrotum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}