penis

Pronunciation: /ˈpiː.nɪs/

The English word “penis” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). First attested in the late 17th century. Doublet of pencil. Displaced native English pintle, tarse, pillicock.

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