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pudenda

UK/pjʊˈdɛndə/

pudenda is the plural of pudendum.

Meaning of pudendum

Noun

pudendum (plural pudenda)

  1. (plural-normally) 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.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 228
  2. (in plural) A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
  3. (figuratively) A shameful part of something.

Words formed from pudenda

Phrases with pudenda

Questions about pudenda

What is pudenda the plural of?
Pudenda is the plural of pudendum.
How do you pronounce pudenda?
Pudenda is pronounced /pjʊˈdɛndə/ (UK).

Words near pudenda in the dictionary

  1. Pudelpointer
  2. pudencies
  3. pudency
  4. pudend
  5. pudend-
  6. pudenda
  7. pudenda muliebria
  8. pudenda virilia
  9. pudendal
  10. pudendal cleft
  11. pudendal clefts

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