mierda

English

Etymology

Directly from Spanish mierda, from Latin merda.

Noun

mierda (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, vulgar, in Spanish contexts) shit

Usage notes

  • Usually italicized as a foreign word.

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin merda.

Interjection

mierda

  1. (vulgar) shit (expression of worry, failure)

Noun

mierda f (plural mierdes)

  1. shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel)

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾda/, [ˈmjeɾða]

Noun

mierda f (plural mierdas)

  1. (vulgar) shit
    ¡Vete a la mierda! "Go to shit" (analogous to English "go to hell")

Derived terms

Adjective

mierda (plural mierdas)

  1. worthless, pissass
    ¡Tu hombre vale mierda! (Your man is worth shit!)
    Odio este pueblucho de mierda (I hate this shitty little town)
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