balzak

See also: Balzak

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of bal (“ball; testicle”) +‎ zak (“sack, pouch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.zɑk/
  • Hyphenation: bal‧zak

Noun

balzak m (plural balzakken, diminutive balzakje n)

  1. A scrotum, a ballsack.
    • 1938, Geneeskundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië, volume 78, page 2982:
      De zaadballen zijn niet in de balzakken te voelen.
      The testicles cannot be felt in the scrota.
    • 2021, Meghan Quinn, Sla je slag:
      ‘Balzakken zijn een kunstwerk van God, die ze aan de man heeft gehangen als zijn persoonlijke babydraagzak. […] ’
      "Scrota are an artwork from God, who hung them onto the man as his personal baby carrier sling. […] "
    Synonym: scrotum
  2. A pouch in a billiard - or pool table

Usage notes
  • Unlike the analogous term ballsack in English, balzak does not belong to a vulgar register and is considered appropriate for medical use.
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