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cu

Pronunciation: /ˈku/

“cu” is a Portuguese word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. buttocks; arse, ass, butt, bum
  2. anus; butthole
  3. anything or anyone annoying, boring or somewhat bad

In Portuguese

  1. extremidade do intestino grosso; ânus
  2. nádegas, rabo
  3. fundo da agulha de coser
  4. a parte inferior dum poleame, oposta à cabeça
  5. pessoa desagradável, chata

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cuu (“ass”), from Latin cūlum. Compare Galician cu, Spanish and Italian culo, French cul, and Romanian cur.

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