cojón

See also: cojon

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, singular accusative of *cōleō (“testicle”), from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Compare Portuguese colhão, Catalan colló, French couillon, Italian coglione.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈxon/, [koˈxõn]

Noun

cojón m (plural cojones)

(vulgar slang) testicle
¿Qué hice ayer por la noche, y ¿por qué me duelen tanto los cojones?
What did I do last night and why do my balls hurt so much?

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Related terms

cojudo

Further reading

“cojón” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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