English-Thai Dictionary

testicle

N ลูกอัณ ฑะ  gland luk-an-ta

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TESTICLE

n.[L. testiculus; literally a hard mass, like testa, shell. ] The testicles are male organs of generation, consisting of glandular substances, whose office is to secrete the fecundating fluid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TESTICLE

Tes "ti *cle, n. Etym: [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. Test a witness. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

testicle

tes ti cle |ˈtestikəl ˈtɛstəkəl | ▶noun either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis. Also called testis. DERIVATIVES tes tic u lar |teˈstikyələr |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis ‘a witness ’ (i.e., to virility ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

testicle

tes |ticle |ˈtɛstɪk (ə )l | ▶noun either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis. Also called testis. DERIVATIVES testicular |-ˈstɪkjʊlə |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis ‘a witness ’ (i.e. to virility ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

testicles

testicles plural noun the bull's testicles: testes, gonads; informal prairie oysters, mountain oysters, cojones, family jewels; vulgar slang balls, nuts, nads; Brit. bollocks.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

testicles

testicles plural noun gonads; N. Amer. informal cojones; vulgar slang balls, knackers, nuts, rocks; Brit. vulgar slang bollocks, goolies.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

testicle

tes ti cle /téstɪk (ə )l /名詞 C 〖しばしば ～s 〗睾丸 （こうがん ）.