foreskin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
  2. noun a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Etymology

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

In classic literature

Synonyms

prepuce

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