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pudendum.

External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pjʊˈdɛndəm/Received-Pronunciation/pjuːˈdɛndəm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.

    plural-normally
  2. A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.

    in-plural
  3. A shameful part of something.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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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