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feminine

/kuj/

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Translation

(vulgar slang) bollock, ball; a cock-up, a snag

Word origin

From Latin coleus ('scrotum'), through Old French coille. The same Old French word gave English the now obsolete cullion.

Origin: Latin
Root: coleus
English cognates: cullion

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcouilles

Examples

' au .

Nobody had the guts to say no to the boss.

There is a cock-up somewhere in the program.

We had a big cock-up with Tuesday's order.

, .

Stop it, you are starting to get on my nerves.

vulgaire 'emploie au .

The word is very vulgar and is not used at work.

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This word is part of lesson 35.