Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mierda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: mier-da
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mierda, merda

Usage

Questions

What does mierda mean?: shit
Where does mierda come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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