Phrase guide

glans penis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɡlænz ˈpiːnɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Coordinate term: glans clitoridis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: penile glans

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glans

2

noun

Meaning 2

the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: glans

History

Etymology

From New Latin glāns pēnis (“glans of the penis”), pēnis being a genitive.

Across languages

Translations

109 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَشَفَة الْقَضِيب (ḥašafat al-qaḍīb) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Arabic: راس الزب (rās ez-zeb) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Atayal: yulik — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Azerbaijani: penis başı — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Basque: zakil-moko — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Belarusian: гало́ўка палаво́га чле́на (halówka palavóha čljéna) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Belarusian: гало́ўка (halówka) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Belarusian: залу́па (zalúpa) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Central Bikol: payupayo — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Catalan: gland del penis — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Catalan: gland — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Cebuano: ulok — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 龜頭 /龟头 (gwai1 tau4) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 龜頭 /龟头 (guītóu) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Czech: žalud — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Danish: agernet — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Danish: pikhoved — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Dhivehi: އޮމާމަސް (omāmas) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Dutch: eikel — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Esperanto: glano — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Estonian: sugutilukk — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Estonian: sugutipea — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Finnish: terska — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • French: gland du pénis — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • French: gland pénien — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • French: gland — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Georgian: ასოს თავი (asos tavi) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Georgian: პენისის თავი (ṗenisis tavi) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Georgian: ყლისთავი (q̇listavi) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • German: Peniseichel — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • German: Eichel — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Old High German: druos — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Greek: βάλανος (válanos) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ancient Greek: βάλανος (bálanos) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hebrew: עֲטָרָה (atará) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hebrew: ראש הפין (rosh ha-pin) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hebrew: קצה הפין (qatse ha-pin) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hebrew: כיפה (kipa) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hindi: शिश्नमुंड (śiśnamuṇḍ) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Hungarian: makk — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ido: glano — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ilocano: lukdit — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Irish: breall — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Italian: glande del pene — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Italian: glande — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Japanese: 陰茎亀頭 (inkei kitō) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Japanese: 亀頭 (kitō) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Javanese: kasapah — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Javanese: gathèl — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Karok: vûutrav — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Korean: 귀두 (gwidu) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Northern Kurdish: gopika çûk — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Northern Kurdish: ser çûk — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Latin: glāns pēnis — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Latvian: dzimumlocekļa galviņa — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Lithuanian: varpos galva — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Lithuanian: varpos galvutė — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Malay: kepala zakar — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Malay: kepala butuh — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Manx: kione y woid — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Māori: tehe — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Classical Nahuatl: tepōlcuāxipeuhcatl — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Navajo: ííchʼah — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Norwegian: glanspenis — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Norwegian: penishode — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Persian: حشفه (hašafe) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Persian: سر کیر (sar-e kir) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Polish: żołądź — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Portuguese: glande do pênis — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Portuguese: glande — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Romanian: glandul penisului — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Romansh: glonda — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Russian: голо́вка полово́го чле́на (golóvka polovóvo čléna) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Russian: голо́вка (golóvka) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Russian: залу́па (zalúpa) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Inari-Sami: terska — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Northern Sami: návleoaivi — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Northern Sami: cihppaoaivi — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Skolt-Sami: cuʹssǩieʹčč — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Skolt-Sami: terska — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Serbo-Croatian: гла̀вӣћ — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Serbo-Croatian: glàvīć — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Slovak: žaluď — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Slovene: bulbus penisa — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Slovene: glavica penisa — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Spanish: glande del pene — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Spanish: bálano peniano — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Spanish: balano peneano — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Spanish: bellota fálica — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Swedish: penisollon — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Swedish: ollon — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Tagalog: ulo ng titi — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Tagalog: ulo ng tunod — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Tamil: ஆண்குறி மொட்டு (āṇkuṟi moṭṭu) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Thai: หัวควย (hǔua-kuai) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Thai: หัวองคชาต (hǔua-ong-ká-châat) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Tooro: omutwe gw'emboro class 3 — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Turkish: penis başı — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Turkish: haşefe — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Turkish: başçık — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ottoman Turkish: حشفه (haşefe) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ukrainian: голі́вка стате́вого чле́на (holívka statévoho čléna) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ukrainian: голі́вка (holívka) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Ukrainian: залу́па (zalúpa) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Urdu: حشفہ (haśafa) — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Vietnamese: quy đầu — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Welsh: pen pidyn — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Welsh: blaen cala — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis
  • Yucatec Maya: pool keep — conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis