Portuguese
Masculine

cu

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  1. (masculine, vulgar) buttocks; arse, ass, butt, bum
  2. (masculine, vulgar) anus; butthole
  3. (Brazil, masculine, vulgar) anything or anyone annoying, boring or somewhat bad

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B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈku/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
Latin
culus
Cognate with Galician
Galician
cu
Cognate with French
French
cul
Cognate with Romanian
cur
In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cuu (“ass”), from Latin cūlum. Compare Galician cu, Spanish and Italian culo, French cul, and Romanian cur.

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