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prepuce

/ˈpɹiːpjuːs/

prepuce noun: the foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.

Noun

prepuce (plural prepuces)

  1. The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
    • Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
    • But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their prepuces torn off to get him.1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
    Synonyms:
    penile foreskin
  2. The clitoral hood.

prepuce meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

prepuce in Tamil

ஆண் குறி முன் உறை, பிறிப்பியூசு, முன்றோல், பூள் உறை, பூள்முனைத் தோல், முன்தோல்

prepuce in Bengali

শিশ্নত্বক, ভগাঙ্কুর আবরণ

prepuce in Telugu

prepuce, foreskin
ముందోలు mundōlu

Synonyms of prepuce

All synonyms of prepuce

Forms of prepuce

pluralprepuces
alternative form (obsolete)præpuce

Origin of prepuce

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

Words formed from prepuce

Questions about prepuce

What does prepuce mean?
Prepuce means the foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
What is prepuce in Tamil?
Prepuce in Tamil is ஆண் குறி முன் உறை, பிறிப்பியூசு, முன்றோல். See Prepuce meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prepuce?
Prepuce is a noun.
How do you pronounce prepuce?
Prepuce is pronounced /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/.
What is the plural of prepuce?
The plural of prepuce is prepuces.

Words near prepuce in the dictionary

  1. prepublish
  2. prepublished
  3. prepublishes
  4. prepublishing
  5. prepubs.
  6. prepuce
  7. prepuceless
  8. prepuces
  9. prepucial
  10. prepueblo
  11. prepulse

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: prepuce (page history and authors); prepuce (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prepuce (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ముందోలు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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