cu
Galician
[ˈku]
noun
Definitions
- (vulgar) ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks
- (vulgar) anus
- bottom of a vessel or bottle
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese cuu inherited from Latin culus (arse, diminutive suffix, ass).
Origin
Latin
culus
Gloss
arse, diminutive suffix, ass
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- culus Latin
- cūlus Latin
- tutu French
- culo Spanish, Castilian
- *kuH-l- Proto-Indo-European
- cu Portuguese
- culet Old French
- cuada Galician
- cueiro Galician
- en Galician
- lucecú Galician
- luz Galician
- recuar Galician
- cur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cuu Old Portuguese
- cur Aromanian
- culu Asturian
- culu Sicilian
- cur Megleno-Romanian