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Meaning of Foreskin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈfɔːskɪn

Definitions

The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

العربية القلفة غرلة غلفة قلفة

Беларуская крайняя плоць

Bosanski prepucij prepucijum šibedah препуцијум шибедах

Català prepuci

Čeština předkožka

Dansk forhud

Deutsch Präputium Vorhaut

Ελληνικά ακροβυστία ακροποσθία πόσθη

Esperanto prepucio

Español prepucio

Eesti eesnahk

Euskara moko-azal prepuzio

Suomi esinahka

Français prépuce

Gaeilge forchraiceann

Galego prepucio

עברית עורלה ערלה

हिन्दी अग्रच्छद घूँघट

Hrvatski prepucij šibedah шибедах

Magyar előbőr fityma

Հայերեն թլիփ

Íslenska forhúð

Italiano prepuzio

日本語包皮

ខ្មែរ ស្បែក

한국어 포피

Kurdî bilot

Latina praeputium

Lietuvių apyvarpė

Latviešu priekšāda

Bahasa Melayu kulup

Malti prepuzju

Nederlands voorhuid

Polski napletek

Português prepúcio

Română prepuț

Русский крайняя плоть препу́ций

Slovenčina predkožka

Slovenščina prepucij

Shqip lafshë

Српски prepucij prepucijum šibedah препуцијум шибедах

Svenska förhud

Kiswahili govi

తెలుగు ముందోలు

ไทย หนังหุ้มปลาย

Tagalog bilot busisi

Türkçe sünnet derisi

Українська кра́йня плоть препуцій

Tiếng Việt bao quy đầu

Yorùbá adódò

Examples

“In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.”

“And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.”

“In primates, the foreskin is present in the genitalia of both sexes and likely has been present for millions of years of evolution.”

“the foreskin is a primary sensory part of the penis, containing some of the most sensitive areas of the penis”

CEFR level

Mastery
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