"pubes" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpjuːbiːz/
Rhymes: -uːbiːz Etymology: From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pubes||the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals}} Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pubes
  1. plural of pubis (“pubic bones”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: pubis (extra: pubic bones)
    Sense id: en-pubes-en-noun-WBu0ZOlS Categories (other): English plurals in -es with singular in -is
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpjuːbiːz/
Rhymes: -uːbiːz Etymology: From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pubes||the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals}} Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} pubes pl (plural only)
  1. (rare) The pubic hair. Tags: plural, plural-only, rare Categories (topical): Hair Translations (The pubic hair): ጭገር (č̣əgär) (Amharic), toison (French), peli pubici (Italian), ಶಾಟ (śāṭa) [vulgar] (Kannada)
    Sense id: en-pubes-en-noun-B4gULb9A Disambiguation of Hair: 8 51 36 5 Disambiguation of 'The pubic hair': 90 10
  2. The pubic region. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (The pubic region): puke huruhuru (english: Refers only to women) (Maori), puke (Maori)
    Sense id: en-pubes-en-noun-vSCB-FwM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 10 68 6 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 12 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 40 3 10 10 1 1 2 1 1 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 5 42 3 11 10 1 0 1 1 0 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 15 11 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 11 74 Disambiguation of 'The pubic region': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: face pubes
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pjuːbz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pubes.wav
Rhymes: -uːbz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pubes
  1. plural of pube Tags: form-of, plural Form of: pube Related terms: puberty, pubic
    Sense id: en-pubes-en-noun-dnKfhItk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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