merdo
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- m*rdo (censored)
Etymology
[edit]From Italian merda and French merde, both from Latin merda (“dung, shit, excrement”). Compare Spanish mierda, Alemannic German merde.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]merdo (uncountable, accusative merdon)
- (proscribed, vulgar) excrement, shit
- 1963, Jean-Paul Sartre, translated by Roger Bernard, La naŭzo, page 25:
- Anny terure koleris, kiam mi eklevis ĉe anguleto ilia paperojn pezajn kaj riĉenhavajn, sed probable malpurigitajn de merdo.
- Anny was terribly angry when I lifted up at their little corner papers that were heavy and rich, but probably defiled by shit.
- 2009, Manuel de Seabra, Malamu Vin, Unu la Alian, page 82:
- Li estas ankaŭ granda amiko de Zeferino, neapartigeblaj kiel la merdo de la anuso.
- He is also a great friend of Zeferino, indistinguishable like the shit of the anus.
- 2015, Eugene De Zilah, La Princo Ĉe La Hunoj, p. 293:
- « Kiel ci fartas nun? »
« Kiel pistita merdo, » balbutis Ĉan duonsvene.- "How art thou now?"
"Like pounded shit," stammered Chan, almost fainting.
- "How art thou now?"
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- merda (“shitty”)
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