gonad

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɡəʊ.næd/
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/ˈɡəʊ.næd/ · /ˈɡoʊ.næd/

Definition of gonad

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
    “The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother.”
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noun

  1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
    “The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother.”
  2. (in-plural, slang)A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”).

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