mons pubis

/ˌmɒnz ˈpju.bɪs/

noun

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

Similar
monsFUPApubic moundmons veneris
OriginLatin mōns →
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Meanings

nounmons pubis (plural montes pubis)

plural montes pubis

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

    Synonyms: mons, FUPA, pubic mound

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
monsFUPApubic mound

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

Similar
monsmons veneris
Broader
adipose tissuefatfatty tissue
Also see
monsmons veneris

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmōns“mountain, mound”
  2. Englishmons pubis

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον
  • ἐπίσιον (epísion)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Arabic جَبَل اَلْعَانَة
  • جَبَل اَلْعَانَة (jabal al-ʕāna)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Catalan mont del pubis
  • mont del pubisfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Chinese Mandarin 陰阜 /阴阜
  • 陰阜 /阴阜 (yīnfù)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Czech stydký pahorek, Venušin pahorek
  • stydký pahorekfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • Venušin pahorekfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • hrmafleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Dutch schaamheuvel, schaamberg
  • schaamheuvelfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • schaambergfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Esperanto puba monto
  • puba montofleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Finnish häpykukkula
  • häpykukkulafleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
German Schamhügel
  • Schamhügelfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Greek εφήβαιο
  • εφήβαιο (efívaio)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Hindi जघन शैल, जघन उत्थान
  • जघन शैल (jaghan śail)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • जघन उत्थान (jaghan utthān)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Hungarian vénusz-domb
  • vénusz-dombfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Icelandic munaðarhóll
  • munaðarhóllfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Japanese 恥丘
  • 恥丘 (chikyū)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Korean 씹두덩
  • 씹두덩 (ssipdudeong)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Lithuanian gakta
  • gaktafleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Māori puke huruhuru
  • puke huruhurufleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Polish łono, wzgórek łonowy
  • łonofleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
  • wzgórek łonowyfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Portuguese monte púbico
  • monte púbicofleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Russian лобо́к
  • лобо́к (lobók)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Tagalog puklo
  • puklofleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Thai หัวหน่าว
  • หัวหน่าว (hǔua-nàao)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Turkish kasık höyüğü
  • kasık höyüğüfleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Ukrainian лобо́к
  • лобо́к (lobók)fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones
Cite this entry
APA

mons pubis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mons%20pubis

MLA

“mons pubis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mons%20pubis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mons pubis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mons%20pubis.

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