English
Etymology
from Latin, from Greek smegma "a detergent," from smekhein "to wipe off, wipe clean, cleanse," from a Proto-Indo-European root (s)mei- "to rub"
Pronunciation
AHD|sm�gʹm�, IPA|/�sm�gm�/, SAMPA|/"smEgm@/
Noun
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- A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.
Translations
Estonian: #Estonian|smegma
Icelandic: reðurfarði m, limfarði m, forhúðarostur m, ostur m
Synonyms
cheese (slang), cock cheese, knob cheese (coarse slang; on the penis)
References
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French
Pronunciation
IPA: /sm�ɡ.ma/
SAMPA: /smEg.ma/
Noun
smegma m
- #English|smegma
Derived terms
smectique
References
NPLarousse
Category:Greek derivations
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