Wiktionary

mierda

English Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Noun Edit

mierda (uncountable)

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

Usage notes Edit

  • Usually italicized as a foreign word.

Anagrams Edit

Aragonese Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin merda. See Spanish mierda, French merde.

Noun Edit

mierda f (plural mierdas)

  1. (vulgar) shit

References Edit

Asturian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin merda.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾda/, [ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]

Interjection Edit

mierda

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

Noun Edit

mierda f (plural mierdes)

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

Spanish Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾda/ [ˈmjeɾ.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɾda
  • Syllabification: mier‧da

Noun Edit

mierda f (plural mierdas)

  1. (vulgar) shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.)
  2. (vulgar) 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. (vulgar) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Derived terms Edit

Interjection Edit

¡mierda!

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

Further reading Edit

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