Definition of PUDENDUM

pudendum

Plural: pudenda

Noun

  • The external genital organs, especially of a woman.
  • human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
  • External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.
  • A person's genitals, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
  • A shameful part of something.

Examples

  • The word PUDENDUM, though valid, was strategically avoided in polite Scrabble company.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 14

pudendum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pudendum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pudendum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

pudendum: valid Words With Friends Word