merda

Meaning

dung, excrement, shit

Concepts

shit

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dung

excrement

crap

ordure

poop

💩

scat

stool

turd

fecal matter

shite

defecate

dirt

feces

Synonyms

stercus

cacāre

Translations

merde

Scheiße

merda

💩

mierda

💩

σκατό

merda

💩

merda

Kacke

bosta

gû

💩

σκατά

poep

stronzo

schijt

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɛr.da]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd-h₂- (“stench”), a collective formation from *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *smordъ (“stink, odor”) and its descendants, Latvian smards (“odor”), Proto-Balto-Slavic *smirˀdḗˀtei (“to stink”).