English
Etymology
From Spanish cojer, cojo meaning to get, or the slang of to fuck
Pronunciation
\koh ho' nes\
Noun
- cojones
- naturally plural as it refers to the male testes. Cojones is referred to the items that a male possesses to enable him to breed. Although a Spanish word, the word is often used in the United States as a term to referring to the testes. The context of the term is meant to descibe the level of machismo that a person has in making a decision, taking an action, etc. Example: it is synonomous with, "He has the balls to do the job". ..or ... "He has the cojones to do the job".