stallion

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stallion

  • /ˈstæljən/

Rhymes with -æljən

Where it comes from

From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall. Displaced native Old English henġest.

noun stallions

  1. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
  2. A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
  3. A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman. 'You stallion.' Brian patted Tom on the back, but now with mixed feelings. He was pleased for his brother, but slightly jealous that Tom had lost his virginity before him

Similar: entire, studhorse, steed

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: entire, stud, horse, lamp, male, yardstick, calibration, lover, stock, benchmark, std, prover, standard, stud horse, studhorse, gelding

noun

Similar: entire, studhorse, steed

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noun uncastrated male horse

Españolpotro, semental, cojudo, entero, padrillo
한국어수말 sumal
日本語種馬 taneuma
中文公馬 /公马 gōngmǎ
हिन्दीसाँड़ sā̃ṛ
Portuguêsgaranhão
Françaisétalon
DeutschHengst, Pferdehengst, Pferdemännchen
Italianostallone
Ελληνικάεπιβήτορας epivítoras
Românăarmăsar
Русскийжеребе́ц žerebéc
العربيةجَوَاد jawād

noun male horse kept primarily as a stud

Españolsemental
中文種馬 /种马 zhǒngmǎ
Portuguêsgaranhão
DeutschDeckhengst, Zuchthengst, Schälhengst, Schellhengst, Beschäler
Italianostallone
Русскийсаме́ц-производи́тель saméc-proizvodítelʹ, жеребе́ц žerebéc

noun very virile, sexually-inclined man

Españolsemental, cuero, mango, papasote
Portuguêsgaranhão
DeutschZuchthengst
Italianostallone
Ελληνικάεπιβήτορας epivítoras
Русскийжеребе́ц žerebéc

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@misc{stallion_2026,
  title = {stallion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stallion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}