scrotum

scro·tum
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UK/ˈskɹəʊ.təm/US/ˈskɹoʊ.təm/

noun

The sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.

“The female labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.”

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OriginLatin scrōtum →
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Meanings

nounscrotum (plural scrotums or scrota)

plural scrotums · plural scrota

  1. anatomyThe sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.

    The female labia majora are homologous to the male scrotum.

  2. biologyThe pouch or volva of certain fungi.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
bagball bagballsacballsackballparkbawbagbean bagbollock sackcocksackcock sackcodcoin pursecodlingsduffle bagdulapfootbagknapsackmud flapnutsacksackscrotscrotesporrantea bagtreasure chest
Also see
cocksacknutbagsacksperm sac

Origin

  1. Latinscrōtum
  2. Latinscrōtum
  3. Englishscrotum

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὄσχη
  • ὄσχη (óskhē)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Arabic صَفَن, كِيس اَلصَّفَن
  • صَفَن (ṣafan)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • كِيس اَلصَّفَن (kīs aṣ-ṣafan)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • كِيس (kīs)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Bengali অন্ডকোষ, অণ্ডকোষ
  • অন্ডকোষ (onḍokōś)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • অণ্ডকোষ (onḍokōś)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Bulgarian скротум
  • скротум (skrotum)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Catalan escrot
  • escrotsac of skin that protects the testicles
Chinese Cantonese 春袋, 陰囊 /阴囊
  • 春袋sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • 陰囊 /阴囊 (jam¹ nong⁴)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Chinese Mandarin 陰囊 /阴囊
  • 陰囊 /阴囊 (yīnnáng)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Czech šourek
  • šoureksac of skin that protects the testicles
Danish skrotum, pung
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • pungsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • bollernesac of skin that protects the testicles
Dutch scrotum, balzak
  • scrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • balzaksac of skin that protects the testicles
Esperanto skroto, testikujo
  • skrotosac of skin that protects the testicles
  • testikujosac of skin that protects the testicles
Estonian munandikott, munn
  • munandikottsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • munnsac of skin that protects the testicles
Finnish kivespussi
  • kivespussisac of skin that protects the testicles
French scrotum
  • scrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
German Skrotum, Hodensack
  • Skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • Hodensacksac of skin that protects the testicles
Greek όσχεο
  • όσχεο (óscheo)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Hebrew כיס האשכים, שַׂק הָאֲשָׁכִים
  • כיס האשכיםsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • שַׂק הָאֲשָׁכִים (sak ha-ashakhim)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Hindi अंडकोष
  • अंडकोष (aṇḍkoṣ)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Hungarian herezacskó
  • herezacskósac of skin that protects the testicles
Icelandic pungur
  • pungursac of skin that protects the testicles
Indonesian kantong pelir, skrotum
  • kantong pelirsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
Irish bosán, cadairne
  • bosánsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • cadairnesac of skin that protects the testicles
  • cochallsac of skin that protects the testicles
Italian scroto
  • scrotosac of skin that protects the testicles
Japanese 陰嚢
  • 陰嚢 (innō)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Korean 불, 음낭
  • 불 (bul)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • 음낭 (eumnang)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Latin scrōtum, culleus
  • scrōtumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • culleussac of skin that protects the testicles
Latvian sēklinieku maisiņš
  • sēklinieku maisiņšsac of skin that protects the testicles
Lithuanian kapšelis, sėklidžių kapšelis
  • kapšelissac of skin that protects the testicles
  • sėklidžių kapšelissac of skin that protects the testicles
Malay kantung buah zakar, kerandut buah pelir
  • kantung buah zakarsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • kerandut buah pelirsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • kerandut buah zakarsac of skin that protects the testicles
Māori pūkoro raho
  • pūkoro rahosac of skin that protects the testicles
Norwegian Bokmål pung, skrotum
  • pungsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
Persian پوست بیضه, کیسه بیضه
  • پوست بیضه (pust-e beyze)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • کیسه بیضه (kise-ye beyze)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • کیسه خایه (kise-ye xâye)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Polish moszna, worek mosznowy
  • mosznasac of skin that protects the testicles
  • worek mosznowysac of skin that protects the testicles
Portuguese escroto
  • escrotosac of skin that protects the testicles
Romanian scrot
  • scrotsac of skin that protects the testicles
Russian мошо́нка
  • мошо́нка (mošónka)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Slovak miešok, skrótum
  • miešoksac of skin that protects the testicles
  • skrótumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • gulesac of skin that protects the testicles
  • vajciasac of skin that protects the testicles
Spanish escroto
  • escrotosac of skin that protects the testicles
Swahili korodani
  • korodanisac of skin that protects the testicles
Swedish pung, scrotum
  • pungsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • scrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
Tagalog balat-bayag, eskroto
  • balat-bayagsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • eskrotosac of skin that protects the testicles
  • kasuputansac of skin that protects the testicles
Tamil விதைப்பை, விரைப்பை
  • விதைப்பை (vitaippai)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • விரைப்பை (viraippai)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Thai ถุงอัณฑะ
  • ถุงอัณฑะsac of skin that protects the testicles
Turkish skrotum
  • skrotumsac of skin that protects the testicles
Ukrainian мошо́нка, кали́тка
  • мошо́нка (mošónka)sac of skin that protects the testicles
  • кали́тка (kalýtka)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Urdu صفن
  • صفن (sufan)sac of skin that protects the testicles
Vietnamese dái, bìu dái
  • dáisac of skin that protects the testicles
  • bìu dáisac of skin that protects the testicles
  • bìusac of skin that protects the testicles
Welsh ceillgwd, sgrotwm
  • ceillgwdsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • sgrotwmsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • cwdsac of skin that protects the testicles
  • cwdynsac of skin that protects the testicles

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scrotum

totem
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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