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pintel

Pronunciation: /ˈpin.tel/

“pintel” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. penis

Etymology

A diminutive form of Proto-West Germanic *pint(i), from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bendʰn- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”). Cognate with Old Frisian pint, Middle Low German pint.

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