mierda

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English

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Etymology

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Directly from Spanish mierda, from Latin merda. Doublet of merde.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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mierda (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US, neologism, vulgar, in Spanish contexts) Shit.

Usage notes

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  • Usually italicized as a foreign word.

Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin merda. See Spanish mierda, French merde.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾda/
  • Rhymes: -eɾda
  • Syllabification: mier‧da

Noun

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mierda f (plural mierdas)

  1. (vulgar) shit

References

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin merda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾda/, [ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

Interjection

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mierda

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

Noun

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mierda f (plural mierdes)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mierda f (plural mierdas) (vulgar)

  1. shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.)
  2. shit
    ¡Vete a la mierda!
    Go to hell!
    (literally, “Go to shit”)
    ¡Tu hombre [no] vale mierda! ("no" is optional)
    Your man isn't worth shit!
    Odio este pueblucho de mierda
    I hate this shitty little town
  3. piece of shit; a bad thing; an object of poor quality.
    Synonym: basura
    • Este paraguas es una mierda.
      This umbrella is a piece of shit.
  4. drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Derived terms

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Interjection

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¡mierda!

  1. (Spain, vulgar) shit! (expression of worry, failure, shock, only for negative situations)
    Synonyms: joder, hostia

Further reading

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