merda

Pronunciation: [ˈmɛr.da]

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

noun

dung, excrement, shit

Etymology

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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