testiko

Esperanto

Etymology

Clipped borrowing from English testicle, French testicule and Latin testiculus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tesˈtiko/
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  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: tes‧ti‧ko

Noun

testiko (accusative singular testikon, plural testikoj, accusative plural testikojn)

  1. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonyms: (vulgar, slang) kojono, (medicine) orkido
    • 1987 April, C. Støp-Bowitz, M. Béla, “Enkonduko en la biologion”, in Fokuso‎[1], page 8:
      La testikoj plejofte estas paraj glandoj, sed ili povas esti ankaŭ multnombraj.
      The testicles are usually paired glands, but they can also be multiple.
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