noun
Meaning 1
plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pubes
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpjuːbiːz/
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rhymes with -uːbiːz
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/pjuːbz/
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noun
Meaning 2
The pubic hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The pubic region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of pube
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pubic region, loins
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area, region
History
Etymology
From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: puke huruhuru — The pubic region
- Māori: puke — The pubic region
- Polish: okolica łonowa — The pubic region
- Amharic: ጭገር (č̣əgär) — The pubic hair
- French: toison — The pubic hair
- Italian: peli pubici — The pubic hair
- Kannada: ಶಾಟ (śāṭa) — The pubic hair
- Polish: owłosienie łonowe — The pubic hair