sêmen

See also: semen, sémen, and semèn

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sémen (Portugal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sēmen (“seed; semen”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Doublet of semente and semilha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.mẽj̃/ [ˈsẽ.mẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.mẽj̃/ [ˈsẽ.mẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.mẽj̃/ [ˈse.mẽɪ̯̃]

• Hyphenation: sê‧men

Noun

sêmen m (invariable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. semen (male reproductory fluid)

   Synonyms: esperma, (Brazil, vulgar) gozo, (Brazil, vulgar) porra, (Portugal, vulgar) esporra

Related terms

• inseminação
• inseminado
• inseminar
• semente