Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merd

/mɜː(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
merd
IPA
/mɜː(ɹ)d/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ordure; dung, shit, excrement.

Obsolete

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Etymology

Borrowed from French merde and Latin merda. Doublet of mierda and merde.

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How do you pronounce merd?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɜː(ɹ)d/.
What does merd mean?
Ordure; dung, shit, excrement.
Where does merd come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce merd

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