cul

See also cùl, and cúl

Catalan

Etymology

From the Latin cūlus

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m (plural culs)

  1. (anatomy) bottom, behind, butt
  2. (vulgar) anus
  3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koilo- (thin) (compare Old Irish cáel, Welsh cul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [kyːl], [kiːl]

Adjective

cul

  1. narrow

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French

Etymology

From the Latin cūlus

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m (plural culs)

  1. (anatomy, vulgar) butt, bum, ass, arse
  2. (vulgar) anus; arsehole; asshole
    • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
      Elle a treize ans et son frère quinze; ils vont chez un homme qui contraint le frère à foutre sa sœur, et qui fout alternativement en cul tantôt le garçon, tantôt la fille, pendant qu'ils sont aux prises ensemble.
      She's thirteen and her brother's fifteen; they go to a man who forces the brother to fuck his sister, and who fucks in the ass, in turn, the boy and the girl, while they both struggle together.
  3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)
  4. (informal) sex; sexual intercourse
    Le cul mène le monde
    Sex rules the world.
  5. (informal, France) good luck or fortune
    Ils ont du cul
    they are lucky
  6. (France, slang) roach (butt of a marijuana cigarette)

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Lojban

Rafsi

cul

  1. rafsi of cumla.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Latin cōleus, possibly via Old French couille.

Pronunciation

Noun

cul m

  1. a testicle, male genital ball
  2. a vegetal reproductive bulb
  3. a marble (for games)
  4. the male member, penis

Descendants


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Middle French

Etymology

Latin cūlus

Noun

cul m (plural culs or culs)

  1. (vulgar) arse; ass; anus

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Venetian

Noun

cul m (plural culi)

  1. Alternative form of cuło.

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koilo- (thin) (compare Old Irish cáel).

Adjective

cul

  1. narrow

Antonyms

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