merda
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛʁ.dɐ/
merda is spelled M-E-R-D-A (5 letters) and appears 214 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Merda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shit; faeces (excretory product evacuated from the bowels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “excremento; fezes; bosta”.
What does merda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevulgarshit; faeces (excretory product evacuated from the bowels)
- 2
femininevulgara chunk of shit
- 3
femininevulgarshit (rubbish; worthless matter)
- 4
femininevulgarpiece of shit (an object of poor quality)
O teu trabalho é uma merda.
- 5
colloquialfemininevulgarshit (nonsense; bullshit)
falar merda
- 6
femininevulgaract of foolishness or stupidity
fazer merda
- 7
colloquialfemininevulgarshit (anything)
Fiquei aqui o dia todo e não fiz merda nenhuma.
- 8
colloquialfemininevulgarshit (problem or difficult situation)
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinevulgarshit (a worthless or cowardly person; used particularly of men)
adjective
- 1
feminineinformalmasculinevulgarshit; shitty
interjection
- 1
vulgarshit! (expression of worry, failure, shock, etc.)
- 2
slangvulgarbreak a leg! (a superstitious expression of encouragement prior to a performance)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. utilizado antes de um ator entrar no palco: boa sorte; boa apresentação 2. expressa espanto, raiva, desprezo, decepção e indignação
noun: 1. excremento; fezes; bosta
noun: 1. pessoa insignificante 2. acúmulo de lixo, de sujeira; imundícia, sujidade 3. coisa desprezível, insignificante, ruim e sem valor 4. situação difícil e ruim, miséria
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of merda
- merdas plural
- m*rda alternative
- mrd alternative abbreviation
- merda! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merda?
- Brazil /ˈmɛʁ.dɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmɛɦ.dɐ]
- /ˈmɛɾ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to merda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is merda in Portuguese?
merda appears 214 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).