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mierda
/ˈmjeɾda/
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Meaning
Shit — the substance, an exclamation, and a label for something of poor quality (“una mierda”).Machine-assisted translation
Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ˈmjeɾda/
“MYER-da” — tapped r.
How it's used
About as strong as English “shit”. Note the theatre idiom ¡Mucha mierda! which means “break a leg”, not an insult.Machine-assisted translation
Cultural context
Wiktionary records the literal, exclamative, quality-judgement and theatre-idiom senses in one entry.Machine-assisted translation
Literal meaning
feces
When to avoid it
Situations where people would rather you did not say it.
- At school — Depends. You may be told off during class.
- At work — Depends. Common between colleagues, avoided in front of clients.
Sources
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