Phrase guide

mons pubis

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmɒnz ˈpju.bɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mons, FUPA, pubic mound

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mons, mons veneris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue

History

Etymology

From Latin mōns (“mountain, mound”) + genitive of pūbes (“pubic area”).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَبَل اَلْعَانَة (jabal al-ʕāna) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Azerbaijani: qasıq — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Belarusian: лабок (labók) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Belarusian: кушмак (kušmak) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Catalan: mont del pubis — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陰阜 /阴阜 (yīnfù) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Czech: stydký pahorek — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Czech: Venušin pahorek — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Czech: hrma — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Dutch: schaamheuvel — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Dutch: schaamberg — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Esperanto: puba monto — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Finnish: häpykukkula — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Georgian: ბოქვენი (bokveni) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Georgian: ბოქვენის ამაღლება (bokvenis amaɣleba) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Georgian: ბოქვენის ბორცვი (bokvenis borcvi) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • German: Schamhügel — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Greek: εφήβαιο (efívaio) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπίσιον (epísion) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Hindi: जघन शैल (jaghan śail) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Hindi: जघन उत्थान (jaghan utthān) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Hungarian: vénusz-domb — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Icelandic: munaðarhóll — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Japanese: 恥丘 (chikyū) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Kazakh: қасаға (qasağa) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Kikuyu: kĩnena — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Korean: 씹두덩 (ssipdudeong) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Lithuanian: gakta — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Māori: puke huruhuru — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Polish: łono — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Polish: wzgórek łonowy — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Portuguese: monte púbico — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Russian: лобо́к (lobók) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Serbo-Croatian: venerin breg — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Tagalog: puklo — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Thai: หัวหน่าว (hǔua-nàao) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Turkish: kasık höyüğü — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Ukrainian: лобо́к (lobók) — fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones