cojones

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cojones (“testicles, balls”). Doublet of cullion and culeus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈhoʊˌneɪs/, /kəˈhoʊniːz/ === Noun === cojones pl (plural only) (slang, usually vulgar) Synonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”). === Further reading === “cojones”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “cojones”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “cojones”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cojones”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. === Anagrams === Conejos == Spanish == === Etymology === From Late Latin cōleonēs, from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈxones/ [koˈxo.nes] Rhymes: -ones Syllabification: co‧jo‧nes === Interjection === cojones (vulgar, Spain, idiomatic) fuck!, shit!, damn!, damn it!, what the fuck!, bloody hell!, bollocks! === Adverb === cojones (vulgar, Spain, Chile, colloquial) the fuck, the hell ==== Descendants ==== → English: cojones === Noun === cojones (vulgar, slang) (literally) testicles, bollocks, balls (plural of cojón) (figuratively) balls, guts (courage) === Further reading === “cojones”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “cojones” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.