condom

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·dom [condom condoms] BrE [ˈkɒndɒm] NAmE [ˈkɑːndəm] noun
1. (BrE also sheath) (also NAmE formal or technical prophy·lac·tic)a thin rubber covering that a man wears over his ↑penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease
2. female condoma thin rubber device that a woman wears inside her ↑vagina during sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant
See also: ↑prophylactic ▪ ↑sheath

Word Origin:
early 18th cent.: of unknown origin; often said to be named after a physician who invented it, but no such person has been traced.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic