"couilles" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kuj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-casse-couilles.wav
Rhymes: -uj Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=f}} couilles f
  1. plural of couille (“ball, testicle”) Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: couille (extra: ball, testicle)
    Sense id: en-couilles-fr-noun-~Imh9nfn
  2. (plural only, figuratively, vulgar) balls; courage, bravery Tags: feminine, figuratively, plural, plural-only, vulgar
    Sense id: en-couilles-fr-noun-ySYAVrdL Categories (other): French pluralia tantum, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: couillon, couillonnade, couillonner

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