olho do cuu

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “eye of the ass”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʎo do ˈkuu/
• Rhymes: -uu

Noun

olho do cuu m (plural *olhos do cuu)

1. (vulgar) asshole (the anus)
   • 13th century, Airas Veaz, [cantiga 446]; republished as Angelo Colocci, compiler, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Italy, c. 1525–1526, cantiga 446:

     Conprar quereu Fernam Furado / muo
     q̃ uj andar muy gordo no mercado
     mais trage ia o aluaraʒ ficado
     Fernã Furado, no olho do cuu

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Descendants

• Galician: ollo do cu
• Portuguese: olho do cu

References

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2024) “olho do cuu”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “olho do cuu”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG