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Vinony

pudendum

noun

  1. the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman —usually used in plural
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Pronunciation: /pjʊˈdɛndəm/ / /pjuːˈdɛndəm/

noun

Etymology: From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.

  1. External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.

    “Wax models of the pudenda of both sexes were regularly placed before the altar.”

  2. A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
  3. A shameful part of something.