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Meaning of Coccyx | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkɑksɪks

Definitions

The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

formal

Equivalents

العربية العصعص عُصُص عصعص

Bosanski trtica тртица

Català còccix

Čeština kostrč

Dansk haleben

Deutsch Coccyx Steißbein

Ελληνικά ούρα

Esperanto kokcigo

Español cóccix coxis curcusilla rabadilla rafaila

Suomi häntäluu

Français coccyx

Galego cóccix

Hrvatski trtica тртица

Magyar farokcsont

Հայերեն պոչուկ

Íslenska rófubein

Italiano coccige

日本語尾閭骨尾骨尾骶骨

Қазақша құймышақ

한국어 骶 꼬리뼈

Lietuvių uodegikaulis

Bahasa Melayu tulang ekor tulang sulbi tulang tongkeng

Nederlands staartbeen stuitje

Polski kość guziczna kość ogonowa

Português cóccix curanchim mucumbu

Română noadă

Русский копчик

Slovenščina trtica

Српски trtica тртица

Svenska svansben svanskota

ไทย ก้นกบ

Tagalog puil tulatod

Türkçe kuyruk sokumu pöçük

Tiếng Việt xương cụt

Examples

“He lands on the concrete path and bounces on his coccyx, which cracks the base of his spine.”

“An actor herself, McAlpine was hands-on, demonstrating “how you penetrate” on screen: “If you can move your coccyx, just arch your back slightly, it looks fantastic,” she says happily. “Those orgy scenes were amazing.””

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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