sexo

Definitions of sexo
  1. noun
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
    synonyms: actividad sexual
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    acoplamiento, apareamiento, conjugación, emparejamiento, junta, monta, pareo
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    procreación, reproducción
    the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
    alterne, promiscuidad
    indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
    impudicia, lascivia, lujuria
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
    homosexualidad
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
    bisexualidad
    sexual activity with both men and women
    heterosexualidad
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
    bestialismo
    sexual activity between a person and an animal
    cruce, mestizaje
    reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
    generación, multiplicación, propagación
    the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
    cruce, cruza, hibridación
    (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    endogamia
    the act of mating closely related individuals
    mantenimiento, servicio
    the act of mating by male animals
    bonche, lote, soba, sobeo, toqueteo
    affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
    masturbación, onanismo
    manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
    lesbianismo
    female homosexuality
    pederastia
    sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
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    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  2. noun
    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
    synonyms: género, sexualidad
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    masculinidad
    the properties characteristic of the male sex
    bisexualidad
    showing characteristics of both sexes
    feminidad
    the properties characteristic of the female sex
    virilidad
    the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
  3. noun
    external sex organ
    synonyms: genital, genitales, natura, órganos genitales
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    partes naturales, partes pudentas, partes vergonzosas
    human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
    genitales femeninos
    external female sex organs
    genitales masculinos
    external male sex organs
    vulva
    external parts of the female genitalia
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    órganos reproductores, órganos sexuales
    any organ involved in sexual reproduction
  4. noun
    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
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    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  5. noun
    either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
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    categoría, clase
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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