English Explanatory Dictionary

phallus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A penis, especially when erect.
  2. A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
  3. The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phallus.wav

Word forms

phallus phalli phalluses phallos

Etymology

From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).

Related words

ithyphallic lingam

Derived words

diphallia diphallism diphallus ectophallus endophallus epiphallus macrophallus megalophallus megaphallus microphallus neophallus phallectomy phallic phallically phallicism phallin phallobase phallocentric phallocentrism phallocracy phallocrat phallocratic phallogocentric phallogocentrism phalloidin phalloidine phallological phallologist phallologocentric phallologocentrism phallology phallolysin phallometric phallometry phalloplasty phallostethid phallotomy phallotoxin phallused phalluslike phallusy primordial phallus
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