English Explanatory Dictionary

glans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
  2. Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans.
  3. Ellipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans.
  4. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
  5. Synonym of goiter.
  6. Synonym of pessary.

Pronunciation

/ɡlænz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glans.wav

Word forms

glans glandes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).

Synonyms

balanus nut bell-end cockhead cue ball dickhead dome head helmet knob knobhead little head mushroom tip other head plum purple helmet skull tip warhead goiter pessary

Related words

gland glans clitoridis glans clitoris glans penis balanic balano-

Derived words

clitoral glans glansectomy neoglans penile glans

Translations

Arabic: حَشَفَة Belarusian: гало́ўка Catalan: gland Czech: žalud Dutch: eikel French: gland German: Eichel Hindi: मुंड Hindi: सुपारी Hindi: टोपा Hindi: टोपी Hindi: मणि Hindi: लिंगाग्र Hindi: हशफ़ा Italian: glande Polish: żołądź Portuguese: glande Romanian: gland Russian: голо́вка Spanish: glande Swedish: ollon Turkish: haşefe Ottoman Turkish: حشفه Ukrainian: голі́вка
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