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phallus.

an iconic phallic figure of the male member borne in cult processions at a Dionysian orgy or festival of Bacchus as a symbol of the generative power of nature

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʰal.lʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfal.lus]
  1. an iconic phallic figure of the male member borne in cult processions at a Dionysian orgy or festival of Bacchus as a symbol of the generative power of nature

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. phallus, membrum virile, penis

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. phallus; an artistic image of the membrum virile or other figurative representation of the erect penis as an icon representing male sexuality, potency, fertility

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós, “membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell up”); compare follis (“sack”).

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