"phallus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phallus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: phalli [plural], phalluses [plural]
Rhymes: -æləs Etymology: From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id1=blow}}, {{bor|en|la|phallus|t=membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof}} Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”), {{bor|en|grc|φαλλός}} Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós) Head templates: {{en-noun|phalli|+}} phallus (plural phalli or phalluses)
  1. A penis, especially when erect. Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-phallus-en-noun-x0LgGfg5 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 26 22 31 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 37 18
  2. A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency. Categories (topical): Genitalia Translations (the penis or its representation): فَالُوس (fālūs) [masculine] (Arabic), فَالُوس (falus) [masculine] (Arabic), falu [masculine] (Asturian), фалос (falos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), fal·lus [masculine] (Catalan), 菲勒斯 (fēilèsī) (Chinese Mandarin), falus [masculine] (Czech), faluso (Esperanto), fallos (Finnish), phallus [masculine] (French), falo [masculine] (Galician), Phallus [masculine] (German), φαλλός (fallós) [masculine] (Greek), פאלוס (falus) [masculine] (Hebrew), लिंग (liṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), fallosz (Hungarian), hímvessző (Hungarian), reður [masculine] (Icelandic), lingga (Indonesian), fallo [masculine] (Italian), ファルス (farusu) (Japanese), 팔루스 (palluseu) (Korean), phallus [masculine] (Latin), शिशी (śiśī) (Marathi), fallos [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fallos [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fallus [masculine] (Occitan), کیر (kir) (Persian), Pischat [masculine] (Plautdietsch), Maunsjlett [neuter] (Plautdietsch), fallus [masculine] (Polish), falo [masculine] (Portuguese), falus [neuter] (Romanian), фа́ллос (fállos) [masculine] (Russian), фа́ллус (fállus) [masculine] (Russian), фалл (fall) [masculine] (Russian), पसस् (pasas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), शिश्न (śiśná) [neuter] (Sanskrit), शेपस् (śepas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), falo [masculine] (Spanish), fallos [common-gender] (Swedish), లింగము (liṅgamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-phallus-en-noun-~OBGa9Wm Disambiguation of Genitalia: 26 22 31 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 37 18 Disambiguation of 'the penis or its representation': 21 70 3 5
  3. (ornithology) A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male ratites. Categories (topical): Ornithology, Genitalia
    Sense id: en-phallus-en-noun-CieJ0GNh Disambiguation of Genitalia: 26 22 31 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 37 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 19 40 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 20 40 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
  4. (psychoanalysis) The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance. Categories (topical): Psychoanalysis, Genitalia
    Sense id: en-phallus-en-noun-B1kfXff2 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 26 22 31 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 33 37 18 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phallos Related terms: ithyphallic, lingam Coordinate_terms: yoni

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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "word": "fallos"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "phallus"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "falo"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "falus",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "hímvessző"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "reður"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "fallo"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "farusu",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "word": "ファルス"
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      "roman": "palluseu",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "word": "팔루스"
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      "code": "mr",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "code": "no",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "word": "کیر"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Pischat"
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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Maunsjlett"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fallus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "falus"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "fállos",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sa",
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      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "शिश्न"
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "falo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "fallos"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "liṅgamu",
      "sense": "the penis or its representation",
      "word": "లింగము"
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