"cojones" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈhoʊˌneɪs/, /kəˈhoʊniːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cojones.wav
Etymology: From Spanish cojones (“testicles, balls”), from Late Latin cōleonēs, from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Doublet of cullion and culeus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱel- (cover)}}, {{bor|en|es|cojones||testicles, balls}} Spanish cojones (“testicles, balls”), {{der|en|LL.|coleo|cōleonēs}} Late Latin cōleonēs, {{der|en|la|cōleus||sack, scrotum}} Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”), {{doublet|en|cullion|culeus}} Doublet of cullion and culeus Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} cojones pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, usually vulgar) Synonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”). Wikipedia link: cojones Tags: plural, plural-only, slang, usually, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: balls [synonym, synonym-of]
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