genitalia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun external sex organ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitālia, substantive use of neuter plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”). First attested in 1651.

In classic literature

Synonyms

genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch

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