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merda.

dung, excrement; (rude);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɛr.da]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛr.da]

dung, excrement, shit
declension-1 · feminine · slang · vulgar

Where this word comes from

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”).

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