CONDOM


Meaning of CONDOM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän-dəm, ˈkən-, dialect ]

-drəm noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1706

1. : a sheath commonly of rubber worn over the penis (as to prevent conception or venereal infection during coitus)

2. : a device that is designed to be inserted into the vagina before coitus and that resembles in form and function the condom used by males

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.