merda

Portuguese

/ˈmɛɾdɐ/, /ˈmɛʁdɐ/, [ˈmɛɾdɐ], [ˈmɛɦdɐ], [ˈmɛɹdɐ]

noun
Definitions
  • (vulgar) shit; faeces excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  • (vulgar) a chunk of shit
  • (vulgar) piece of shit an object of poor quality
  • (vulgar) shit anything

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese merda inherited from Latin merda (excrement) inherited from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā derived from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (stench).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*smerd-h₂-

Gloss

stench

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