different between testicle vs castrated

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?s?t?-k?l, IPA^(key): /?t?st?k?l/

Noun

testicle (plural testicles)

1. The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.

Synonyms

• testis (medical)
• orchis (medical)
• ball (perhaps vulgar)
• bollock (perhaps alteration of "ballock")
• lamb fries (culinary)
• See also Thesaurus:testicles

Hypernyms

• genitals

Related terms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• scrotum
• bulla
• bull
• bullock

Anagrams

• telestic

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin testicle, diminutive of testis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /t?s?ti.kl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /tes?ti.kle/

Noun

testicle m (plural testicles)

1. testicle

Related terms

• testicular

Further reading

• “testicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “testicle” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “testicle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “testicle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Adjective

castrated (comparative more castrated, superlative most castrated)

1. Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

Translations

Verb

castrated

1. simple past tense and past participle of castrate

Anagrams

• Tadcaster