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mierda.

shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmjeɾda/[ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

  1. shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.)

    feminine · literally · vulgar
    Tienes la cara llena de mierda.
    El suelo está lleno de mierda.

  2. shit (in expressions)

    feminine · vulgar
    ¡Vete a la mierda!
    Odio este pueblucho de mierda

  3. piece of shit; a bad thing; an object of poor quality.

    feminine · vulgar
    Este paraguas es una mierda.
    Ese videojuego es efectivamente una mierda.

  4. thing

    feminine · vulgar

  5. drunkenness

    Spain · feminine · slang · vulgar

  6. hashish

    Spain · feminine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Cognate with Italian merda, Portuguese merda, Catalan merda, Galician merda, French merde and the obsolete English merd.

pron/ˈmjeɾda/[ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

  1. nothing

    vulgar
    ¡Tu hombre [no] vale mierda!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Cognate with Italian merda, Portuguese merda, Catalan merda, Galician merda, French merde and the obsolete English merd.

intj/ˈmjeɾda/[ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

  1. shit! fuck! (expression of worry, failure, shock, only for negative situations)

    vulgar
    ¡Mierda! Me golpeé el pie.
    ¿Por qué mierda está lloviendo?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Cognate with Italian merda, Portuguese merda, Catalan merda, Galician merda, French merde and the obsolete English merd.

adv/ˈmjeɾda/[ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

  1. the fuck

    vulgar
    ¿Cómo mierda hiciste eso?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Cognate with Italian merda, Portuguese merda, Catalan merda, Galician merda, French merde and the obsolete English merd.

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