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10 Language-to-English DictionariesForeskin
/ˈfɔːr.skɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The retractable fold of skin covering the head of the penis.
"The pediatric booklet provided clear information on the natural development and care of the foreskin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining the prefix 'fore-' (meaning 'before' or 'front') and 'skin' (from Old Norse 'skinn'). The term has been used since the late Middle Ages to describe the retractable fold of skin covering the head of the penis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreskin" is said worldwide
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prépuce
Transliteration: /pʁe.pys/
"Le prépuce est une partie anatomique normale chez l'homme."
Vorhaut
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaʊ̯t/
"Die Vorhaut schützt die Eichel des Penis."
preputio
Transliteration: /preˈput.tsjo/
"Il preputio è il lembo di pelle che copre il glande."
prepucio
Transliteration: /pɾeˈpu.sjo/
"El prepucio es un pliegue de piel que recubre el glande."
prepúcio
Transliteration: /pɾeˈpu.si.u/
"O prepúcio é a pele que cobre a glande do pênis."
अग्रत्वचा
Transliteration: agratvacha
"अग्रत्वचा लिंग के शिश्नमुंड को ढकने वाली त्वचा होती है।"
包皮
Transliteration: bāopí
"包皮是覆盖在阴茎头上的皮肤褶皱。"
포피
Transliteration: popi
"포피는 음경의 귀두를 덮고 있는 피부 주름입니다."
包皮
Transliteration: hōhi
"包皮はペニスを保護する皮膚のひだです。"
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