Phrase guide

labia majora

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-normally

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the two outer folds of the vulva

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: labium

History

Etymology

From Latin (meaning “larger lips”).

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: লেবিয়া মেজরা (lebiẏa mejra) — outer folds of vulva
  • Bengali: বহিস্থ যোনিওষ্ঠ (bohistho jōniōśṭho) — outer folds of vulva
  • Bengali: বৃহদোষ্ঠ (brihodōśṭho) — outer folds of vulva
  • Catalan: llavis majors — outer folds of vulva
  • Chinese Cantonese: 大陰脣 /大阴唇 (daai6 jam1 seon4) — outer folds of vulva
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大陰脣 /大阴唇 (dàyīnchún) — outer folds of vulva
  • Estonian: suured häbememokad — outer folds of vulva
  • Finnish: isot häpyhuulet — outer folds of vulva
  • Finnish: ulommat häpyhuulet — outer folds of vulva
  • French: grandes lèvres — outer folds of vulva
  • French: lèvres externes — outer folds of vulva
  • German: große Schamlippen — outer folds of vulva
  • Hebrew: שפתיים גדולות — outer folds of vulva
  • Hindi: वृहत् भगोष्ठ (vŕhat bhagoṣṭh) — outer folds of vulva
  • Hungarian: nagyajkak — outer folds of vulva
  • Italian: grandi labbra — outer folds of vulva
  • Japanese: 大陰唇 (daiinshin) — outer folds of vulva
  • Kankanaey: bibil — outer folds of vulva
  • Korean: 대음순 (daeeumsun) — outer folds of vulva
  • Malayalam: ഭഗോഷ്ഠം (bhagōṣṭhaṁ) — outer folds of vulva
  • Māori: raho — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: प्रथमद्वीदला (prathmadvīdlā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: प्रथमाजिवणी (prathmājivṇī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: बाह्यजिवणी (bāhyajivṇī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: बाह्यचीरी (bāhyacīrī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: बाह्यभेगा (bāhyabhegā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: बाह्यद्वीदला (bāhyadvīdlā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: अग्रजिवणी (agrajivṇī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: अग्रचीरी (agracīrī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: अग्रभेगा (agrabhegā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: अग्रद्वीदला (agradvīdlā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: जिवणी (jivṇī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: चीरी (cīrī) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: भेगा (bhegā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: द्वीदला (dvīdlā) — outer folds of vulva
  • Marathi: बाह्यभेगोष्ठ (bāhyabhegoṣṭha) — outer folds of vulva
  • Persian: لبهای بزرگ (lab-hâ-ye bozorg) — outer folds of vulva
  • Polish: wargi sromowe większe — outer folds of vulva
  • Portuguese: lábios maiores — outer folds of vulva
  • Russian: больши́е половы́е гу́бы (bolʹšíje polovýje gúby) — outer folds of vulva
  • Spanish: labios mayores — outer folds of vulva
  • Swedish: yttre blygdläpparna — outer folds of vulva
  • Tagalog: labing panlabas — outer folds of vulva
  • Turkish: dış dudaklar — outer folds of vulva
  • Ukrainian: вели́кі стате́ві гу́би (velýki statévi húby) — outer folds of vulva
  • Vietnamese: môi lớn — outer folds of vulva