pudendum
Meaning
- (plural-normally) External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.
- (in-plural) A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
- (figuratively) A shameful part of something.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pjʊˈdɛndəm/
Etymology
From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.
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