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merda

Pronunciation: [ˈme̞r.də]

“merda” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. dung, excrement, shit

In Catalan

  1. Detritus pudent d'allò ingerit, que s'expulsa del cos mitjançant l'anus.
  2. Quelcom menyspreable o sense cap valor.
  3. Quelcom que embruta qualsevol objecte.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Compare Occitan mèrda, French merde, Spanish mierda.

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