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Noun

cul m ‎(plural culs)

1. (anatomy) bottom, behind, butt
2. (vulgar) anus
3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koylos ‎(“thin”) (compare Old Irish cáel, Welsh cul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kyːl], [kiːl]

Adjective

cul

1. narrow

Antonyms

• ledan

French

Etymology

From Latin cūlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky/
• Homophones: culs, cu, cus, ku, kus, qu, qus

Noun

cul m ‎(plural culs)

1. (anatomy, vulgar) butt, bum, ass, arse
2. (vulgar) anus; arsehole; ****
   • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage

     Elle a treize ans et son frère quinze; ils vont chez un homme qui contraint le frère à foutre sa sœur, et qui fout alternativement en cul tantôt le garçon, tantôt la fille, pendant qu'ils sont aux prises ensemble.

     She's thirteen and her brother's fifteen; they go to a man who forces the brother to **** his sister, and who **** in the ass, in turn, the boy and the girl, while they both struggle together.

3. (figuratively) the bottom, rear (of an object)
4. (informal) sex; sexual intercourse

   Le cul mène le monde

   Sex rules the world.

5. (informal, France) good luck or fortune

   Ils ont du cul

   they are lucky

6. (France, slang) roach (butt of a marijuana cigarette)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Luc

Lojban

Rafsi

cul

1. rafsi of cumla.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Latin cōleus, possibly via Old French couille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʏl/

Noun

cul m

1. a testicle, male genital ball
2. a vegetal reproductive bulb
3. a marble (for games)
4. the male member, ****

Descendants

• Dutch: kul

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin cūlus.

Noun

cul m (plural culs or culs)

1. (vulgar) arse; ass; anus

Mirandese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kul/

Contraction

cul m ‎(feminine cula, masculine plural culs, feminine plural culas)

1. Contraction of cun l; with the

Venetian

Noun

cul m (plural culi)

1. Alternative form of cuło

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koylos ‎(“thin”) (compare Old Irish cáel).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨːl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiːl/

Adjective

cul ‎(feminine singular cul, plural culion, equative culed, comparative culach, superlative culaf)

1. narrow

Antonyms

• llydan

Mutation