prepuce

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
  2. noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Etymology

From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”).

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Synonyms

foreskin

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
skin

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