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Schamkapsel

German, noun/ˈʃaːmˌkapsl̩/

Schamkapsel is a German feminine noun meaning “codpiece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert moderner beutelförmiger Latz an Männerhosen, der häufig auffällig verziert war”.

What does Schamkapsel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecodpiece

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert moderner beutelförmiger Latz an Männerhosen, der häufig auffällig verziert war

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Schamkapsel

  • Schamkapseln plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Schamkapsel?

  • /ˈʃaːmˌkapsl̩/
  • [ˈʃaːmˌkapsl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Schamkapsel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.