anus

a·nus
A1N1U1S1
/ˈeɪ.nəs/

noun

The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

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OriginMiddle French anus ← Latin ānus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos →
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Meanings

anus1

nounanus (plural anuses or ani)

plural anuses · plural ani

  1. anatomyThe external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

    Synonyms: arsehole, asshole

    1. informal outside of sexual contextsanatomyThe anus and rectum, considered as a whole.

      Synonyms: arsehole, asshole

  2. derogatoryinformalAn impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person.

    Synonyms: arsehole, asshole, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface

Anus2

proper noun
  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

Similar
arseholeasshole

nounThe anus and rectum, considered as a whole.

Similar
arseholeasshole

nounAn impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos“ring”
  2. Latinānus“ring, anus”
  3. Middle Frenchanus
  4. Englishanus

Either from Middle French anus or Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos (“ring”). First attested in 1658. See also anal, annular, annelid.

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Translations

Afrikaans anus
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
Ancient Greek πρωκτός
  • πρωκτός (prōktós)lower opening of the digestive tract
Arabic اِسْت, شَرْج
  • اِسْت (ist)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • شَرْج (šarj)lower opening of the digestive tract
Basque uzki
  • uzkilower opening of the digestive tract
Bengali মলদ্বার, পুটকি
  • মলদ্বার (moldar)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • পুটকি (puṭki)lower opening of the digestive tract
Bulgarian а́нус
  • а́нус (ánus)lower opening of the digestive tract
Catalan anus
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
Chinese Cantonese 肛門 /肛门, 屎窟窿
  • 肛門 /肛门 (gong¹ mun⁴)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • 屎窟窿lower opening of the digestive tract
  • 屎眼 (si² ngaan⁵)lower opening of the digestive tract
Chinese Mandarin 肛門 /肛门, 糞門 /粪门
  • 肛門 /肛门 (gāngmén)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • 糞門 /粪门 (fènmén)lower opening of the digestive tract
Czech řiť, řitní otvor
  • řiťlower opening of the digestive tract
  • řitní otvorlower opening of the digestive tract
Danish endetarmsåbning, anus
  • endetarmsåbninglower opening of the digestive tract
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
Dutch anus, aars
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • aarslower opening of the digestive tract
Esperanto anuso, postaĵotruo
  • anusolower opening of the digestive tract
  • postaĵotruolower opening of the digestive tract
Estonian pärak
  • päraklower opening of the digestive tract
Finnish peräaukko, anus
  • peräaukkolower opening of the digestive tract
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
French anus, trou du cul
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • trou du cullower opening of the digestive tract
  • trou de cullower opening of the digestive tract
German Anus, After
  • Anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • Afterlower opening of the digestive tract
Greek πρωκτός
  • πρωκτός (proktós)lower opening of the digestive tract
Hawaiian puka kahiko
  • puka kahikolower opening of the digestive tract
Hebrew פִּי הַטַּבַּעַת
  • פִּי הַטַּבַּעַת (pi hataba'at)lower opening of the digestive tract
Hindi गुदा, गांड
  • गुदा (gudā)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • गांड (gāṇḍ)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • मलद्वार (maladvār)lower opening of the digestive tract
Hungarian végbélnyílás
  • végbélnyíláslower opening of the digestive tract
Icelandic endaþarmsop, bakrauf
  • endaþarmsoplower opening of the digestive tract
  • bakrauflower opening of the digestive tract
Indonesian dubur, anus
  • duburlower opening of the digestive tract
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • abaimanalower opening of the digestive tract
Irish anas
  • anaslower opening of the digestive tract
Italian ano
  • anolower opening of the digestive tract
Japanese 肛門
  • 肛門 (kōmon)lower opening of the digestive tract
Korean 항문, 똥구멍
  • 항문 (hangmun)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • 똥구멍 (ttonggumeong)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • 후장 (hujang)lower opening of the digestive tract
Latin ānus, pōdex
  • ānuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • pōdexlower opening of the digestive tract
Latvian tūplis, anālā atvere
  • tūplislower opening of the digestive tract
  • anālā atverelower opening of the digestive tract
Lithuanian išangė
  • išangėlower opening of the digestive tract
Malay dubur
  • duburlower opening of the digestive tract
Māori whero, toretore
  • wherolower opening of the digestive tract
  • toretorelower opening of the digestive tract
  • terolower opening of the digestive tract
  • parahualower opening of the digestive tract
Norwegian Bokmål anus, endetarmsåpning
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • endetarmsåpninglower opening of the digestive tract
  • rumpehulllower opening of the digestive tract
Persian مقعد, کون
  • مقعد (maq'ad)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • کون (kun)lower opening of the digestive tract
Polish odbyt
  • odbytlower opening of the digestive tract
Portuguese ânus
  • ânuslower opening of the digestive tract
Romanian anus
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
Russian а́нус, ана́льное отве́рстие
  • а́нус (ánus)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • ана́льное отве́рстие (análʹnoje otvérstije)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • за́дний прохо́д (zádnij proxód)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • заднепроходно́е отве́рстие (zadneproxodnóje otvérstije)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • жо́па (žópa)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • очко́ (očkó)lower opening of the digestive tract
Scottish Gaelic tòn, màs
  • tònlower opening of the digestive tract
  • màslower opening of the digestive tract
Slovak riť, ritný otvor
  • riťlower opening of the digestive tract
  • ritný otvorlower opening of the digestive tract
Spanish ano, sisiflís
  • anolower opening of the digestive tract
  • sisiflíslower opening of the digestive tract
  • muflelower opening of the digestive tract
  • nailower opening of the digestive tract
Swahili mkundu
  • mkundulower opening of the digestive tract
Swedish analöppning, ändtarmsöppning
  • analöppninglower opening of the digestive tract
  • ändtarmsöppninglower opening of the digestive tract
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • rövhållower opening of the digestive tract
  • tvåanlower opening of the digestive tract
  • dajmkrysslower opening of the digestive tract
  • brunögalower opening of the digestive tract
  • pruttenlower opening of the digestive tract
  • skitanlower opening of the digestive tract
  • fisringlower opening of the digestive tract
Tagalog butas ng puwit, anus
  • butas ng puwitlower opening of the digestive tract
  • anuslower opening of the digestive tract
  • butas-puwitlower opening of the digestive tract
Tamil சூத்து, எச்சவாய்
  • சூத்து (cūttu)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • எச்சவாய் (eccavāy)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • குதம் (kutam)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • சூறு (cūṟu)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • பீடம் (pīṭam)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • பீறு (pīṟu)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • பூறு (pūṟu)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • பொச்சு (poccu)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • கண்ணாணி (kaṇṇāṇi)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • அபானம் (apāṉam)lower opening of the digestive tract
Thai ทวารหนัก, ตูด
  • ทวารหนัก (tá-waan-nàk)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • ตูด (dtùut)lower opening of the digestive tract
Turkish anüs, makat
  • anüslower opening of the digestive tract
  • makatlower opening of the digestive tract
  • götlower opening of the digestive tract
  • şerçlower opening of the digestive tract
  • göt deliğilower opening of the digestive tract
Ukrainian а́нус, відхі́дник
  • а́нус (ánus)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • відхі́дник (vidxídnyk)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • за́дній прохі́д (zádnij proxíd)lower opening of the digestive tract
Urdu گدا, مقعد
  • گدا (gudā)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • مقعد (maq'ad)lower opening of the digestive tract
  • گانڈ (gāṇḍ)lower opening of the digestive tract
Vietnamese hậu môn, lỗ đít
  • hậu mônlower opening of the digestive tract
  • lỗ đítlower opening of the digestive tract
Welsh anws
  • anwslower opening of the digestive tract
Yiddish אַנוס
  • אַנוס (anus)lower opening of the digestive tract

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with anus

UranusJanusheinousgaynesspandanusantoninianusgreynessfeynesspassénessveinous
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Anagrams

UnasNasuUSANasunSANUsaunnaus
Cite this entry
APA

anus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anus

MLA

“anus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anus.

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