Polyglot Dictionary

merda

/ˈmɛɾdɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as merdas

Meaning

  1. shit; crap

    • Que merda!

      What crap!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A very common coarse word for excrement and for anything bad or worthless. Vulgar: fine to recognise in films and songs, but avoid it at work, with strangers or with older people. Milder alternatives: «droga», «bobagem», «porcaria», «que chato!».

nounvulgar

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