coglia

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōlea n pl, from Latin cōleus m sg, of Ancient Greek origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -oʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: có‧glia

Noun

coglia f (plural coglie)

  1. (literary, anatomy) scrotum
    Synonym: scroto
    • Uom fin quasi al pube, stallone il resto della grossa coglia (speaking of a centaur) ― A man nearly up to his pubis, stallion-like [was] the rest of his large scrotum
  2. (vulgar) a stupid person

References
  • coglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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