culo

== Acholi == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== culo dilution (with water) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== culo revenge, payback, reprisal === References === Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 28 == Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin cūlus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkulo/ Syllabification: cu‧lo Rhymes: -ulo === Noun === culo m (plural culos) ass === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “culo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Alternative forms === kulu === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish culo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkulo/, [ˈku.lo] Hyphenation: cu‧lo === Noun === culo buttocks == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin cūlus (“anus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.lo/ Rhymes: -ulo Hyphenation: cù‧lo === Noun === culo m (plural culi, diminutive culétto or culìno, augmentative culóne, pejorative culàccio) (vulgar, slang) ass, bottom, buttocks, butt, anus Synonyms: deretano, sedere, fondoschiena, didietro, chiappe, posteriore, natiche, (slang used in Ferrara city) pear or pevar, (slang used in Emilia Region) bofez or boffice or bogio luck Synonyms: fortuna, sorte (derogatory) male homosexual Synonym: culattone the bottom of an object Synonym: fondo ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === clou, luco == Latin == === Etymology === From cūlus + -ō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkuː.ɫoː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkuː.lo] === Verb === cūlō (present infinitive cūlāre, perfect active cūlāvī, supine cūlātum); first conjugation (slang, hapax legomenon) to shove, drive, boot (by applying force to the rear end) ==== Conjugation ==== === Noun === cūlō dative/ablative singular of cūlus === References === “culo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. culo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin cūlus (“arse”). Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese cuu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkulo/ === Noun === culo m (vulgar) arse ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: kulo Spanish: culo == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish culo, from Latin culus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkulo/ [ˈku.lo] Rhymes: -ulo Syllabification: cu‧lo === Noun === culo m (plural culos) (vulgar and slang in Latin America, colloquial in Spain, anatomy) ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks Synonyms: trasero, nalgas anus Synonym: ano meaty area around the anus (in various animal species) (usually in the singular) bottom or end part of certain objects (e.g. glasses, bottles, cucumbers) el culo de la botella ― the bottom of the bottle (usually in the singular) liquid remains at the bottom of a container Synonyms: culín, culito (vulgar, colloquial, El Salvador) partner Synonym: pareja ==== Usage notes ==== In Spain, this term is used colloquially to refer to the buttocks. In Latin America, however, the word is seen as vulgar and possibly offensive. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === culo (feminine cula, masculine plural culos, feminine plural culas) (vulgar, colloquial, Mexico) cowardly, gutless ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “culo”, 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