English Explanatory Dictionary

vulva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.
  2. A protrusion on the side of a nematode.

Pronunciation

/ˈvʌlvə/ En-us-vulva.ogg

Word forms

vulva vulvas vulvae vulvæ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvō (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit उल्ब॑ (úlba) and उल्व॑ (úlva, “womb”) or English valve, valva and other descendants of the Latin term (evolve, involve, revolve).

Synonyms

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Related words

camel toe moose knuckle

Derived words

blue vulva multivulva vulva dentata vulval vulvaless vulvar vulvate vulvectomy vulvic vulviform
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