smegma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.

Pronunciation

smĕgʹmə /ˈsmɛɡmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smegma.wav

Word forms

smegma smegmata smegmas

Etymology

From Latin, borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”).

Derived words

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