colhão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• culhão
• quilhão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colhon, from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Cognate with Galician collón, Spanish cojón, Catalan colló.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [koˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kuˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [kuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [koˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kuˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [kuˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [koˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: co‧lhão

Noun

colhão m (plural colhões)

1. (vulgar, usually in the plural) bollock, ball (a testicle)
2. (informal, figurative) balls (courage)

Related terms

• colhudo
• os colhões
• chupa-me os colhões