Colloquial Variant guide

armpit

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 R M P IH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: underarm, axilla[anatomy]]>, pit, oxter[dialect]]al>, armhole[dialect]]al>

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, derogatory

Examples

  • the armpit of America

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butthole[vulgar]]>, asshole[vulgar]]>

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were up to their armpits in water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum

History

Etymology

From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit. (something unpleasant): Presumably a reference to underarm body odor.

Across languages

Translations

235 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Acehnese: geutiëk — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Dupaningan Agta: alipep — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ainu: ハトポㇰ (hatopok) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Albanian: sqetull — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Amharic: ብብት (bəbt) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Arabic: إِبْط (ʔibṭ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Baharna Arabic: دلدوغ (dəldūɣ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Arabic: باط (bāṭ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Arabic: باط (bāṭṭ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Armenian: անութ (anutʻ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Armenian: թեւատակ (tʻewatak) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Assamese: কাষলতি (kaxloti) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Asturian: sobacu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Azerbaijani: qoltuq — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • West Coast Bajau: kape — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Balinese: sipah — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Bashkir: ҡултыҡ (qultıq) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Basque: besape — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Basque: galtzarbe — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Belarusian: падпа́ха (padpáxa) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Bengali: বগল (bogol) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Bhojpuri: बगल (bagal) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Bau Bidayuh: kropa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Central Bikol: yukyok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Buginese: ᨀᨒᨙᨄ (kalepa) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Bulgarian: подми́шница (podmíšnica) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Burmese: ချိုင်း (hkyuing:) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Catalan: aixella — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Catalan: axil·la — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Catalan: sobaco — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Cebuano: ilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chakma: 𑄦𑄉𑄧𑄖𑄴𑄧𑄣𑄨 (ahgottoli) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Cantonese: 胳肋底 — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Cantonese: 腋下 (jik6 haa6) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Cantonese: 腋窩 /腋窝 (jik6 wo1) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夾肢窩 /夹肢窝 (gāzhiwō) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腋窩 /腋窝 (yèwō) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腋下 (yèxià) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ngazidja Comorian: kapwa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Coptic: ⲁϭⲟ (ačo) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Cornish: kasel — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Czech: podpaží — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Czech: podpažní jamka — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Dalmatian: scul — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Dalmatian: skul — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Danish: armhule — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Dhivehi: ކިހިލި (kihili) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Central Dusun: pokilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Dutch: oksel — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Egyptian: H-T:T-t:F51 (ḥṯṯt) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Esperanto: akselo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Esperanto: subbrako — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Estonian: kaenlaauk — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Estonian: kaenal — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Faroese: handarkulla — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Faroese: handarkota — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Finnish: kainalo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Finnish: kainalokuoppa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • French: aisselle — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • West-Frisian: earmsholte — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Friulian: lesine — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Galician: axila — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Galician: sobaco — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Galician: sobrazo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Galician: colexo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Gallurese: suilcu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Georgian: იღლია (iɣlia) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • German: Achselhöhle — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Gorontalo: huwange'e — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Greek: μασχάλη (mascháli) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ancient Greek: μασχάλη (maskhálē) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ancient Greek: μάλη (málē) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Haitian Creole: anba bra — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hawaiian: ʻēʻē — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hawaiian: pōʻaeʻae — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hebrew: שחי (shekhi) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hebrew: בֵּית הַשֶּׁחִי (beith hashekhi) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hiligaynon: ilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hindi: काँख (kā̃kh) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hindi: बग़ल (baġal) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Hungarian: hónalj — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Icelandic: handarkriki — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Icelandic: holhönd — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ido: axelo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ilocano: kilikili — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Indonesian: ketiak — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ingrian: kaila — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ingrian: kainalo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Iranun: irek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Irish: ascaill — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Italian: ascella — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Japanese: 脇の下 (waki no shita) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Japanese: 腋下 (ekika) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Japanese: 腋窩 (ekika) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Javanese: ketek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Javanese: kelek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Kapampangan: kilikili — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Karelian: kainalo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Kashmiri: کَژھ (kaċh) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Kazakh: қолтық (qoltyq) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Khmer: ក្លៀក (kliək) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Kikuyu: njegeeke — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Kimaragang: pokilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Korean: 겨드랑이 (gyeodeurang'i) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Korean: 액와 (aegwa) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Australian Kriol: ngarlmarr — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Northern Kurdish: binçeng — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Northern Kurdish: binkefş — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Latin: āxilla — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Latin: āla — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Latvian: paduse — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Linngithigh: amogh — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Lithuanian: pažasti̇̀s — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Livonian: kāinal — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Livvi: kainalo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Lotud: pokilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ludian: kainal — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Macedonian: пазува (pazuva) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Madurese: klèmong — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Madurese: lèmong — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Madurese: kèmong — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Madurese: klèncap — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Maguindanao: ilek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Maguindanao: irek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Malay: ketiak — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Malay: kelek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Brunei Malay: keletiak — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Malayalam: കക്ഷം (kakṣaṁ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Malayalam: തൊക്ക് (tokkŭ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Maltese: abt — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Manchu: ᠣᡥᠣ (oho) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Māori: kēkē — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Maranao: irek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Maranao: kedekede — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Marathi: काख (kākh) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Central Melanau: awiek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Minangkabau: katiak — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Mongolian: суга (suga) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Mongolian: ᠰᠤᠭᠤ (suɣu) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Muna: paa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tagal Murut: pakilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Timugon Murut: pakilok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Navajo: achʼáayah — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Navajo: achʼáháyah — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Nias: alogo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Niuean: afine — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: armhule — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: armhole — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: armhole — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Occitan: aissèla — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ojibwe: nining — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Old English: ōcusta — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Old English: ōxn — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Oromo: bobaa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Pangasinan: kilikili — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Persian: زیر بغل (zir-e baġal) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Persian: کش (kaš) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Polish: pacha — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Portuguese: axila — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Portuguese: sovaco — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Rapa Nui: haꞌiŋa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Rarotongan: kēkē — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Rohingya: boñl — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Romani: thak — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Romanian: subraț — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Romanian: subsuoară — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Rungus: pokillok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Russian: подмы́шка (podmýška) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sabah Bisaya: palikoyok — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Campidanese Sardinian: suércu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sardinian: surbíccu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sardinian: suircu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sassarese: suircu — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Scottish Gaelic: achlais — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sebop: itek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Serbo-Croatian: па̏зухо — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Serbo-Croatian: па̏зух — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȁzuho — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȁzuh — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sicilian: scidda — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sicilian: sciḍḍa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Slovak: podpazušie — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Slovak: pazucha — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Slovene: pazduha — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Slovene: podpazduha — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Spanish: axila — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Spanish: sobaco — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sudovian: valtas — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sundanese: kelek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sundanese: dehe — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sundanese: ingkab — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Swahili: kwapa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Swedish: armhåla — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Sylheti: ꠛꠉꠟ (bogol) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tagalog: kilikili — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tahitian: ʻēʻē — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tamil: அக்குள் (akkuḷ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tarifit: taddeɣt — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tausug: iluk — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Telugu: చంక (caṅka) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Thai: รักแร้ (rák-rɛ́ɛ) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tibetan: མཆན་འོག (mchan 'og) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tibetan: མཆན་ཁུང (mchan khung) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tongan: fāʻefine — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tooro: enkwaha class 9 — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tooro: amankwaha class 6 — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tulu: കംകുളി (kaṅkuḷi) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Tulu: കംകുള (kaṅkuḷa) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Turkish: koltuk — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Turkish: koltukaltı — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ottoman Turkish: قولتق (koltuk) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ottoman Turkish: ابط (eybt) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ottoman Turkish: بغل (bağal) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Turkmen: goltuk — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ukrainian: па́хва (páxva) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Ukrainian: паха́ (paxá) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Urdu: بغل (baġal) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Uzbek: qoʻltiq — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Venetan: asela — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Venetan: scajo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Venetan: lexena — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Veps: kaimol — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Vietnamese: nách — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Võro: kainal — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Votic: kainõlo — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Waray-Waray: kedekede — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Welsh: cesail — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Wolaytta: shophphaa — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Yakan: ilek — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Yiddish: פּאַכווע (pakhve) — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Yucatec Maya: xiikʼ — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Zulu: ikhwapha — the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Finnish: perseenreikä — somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable
  • German: Dreckloch — somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable
  • Italian: postaccio — somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable