noun
pudendum
Pudendum (noun) means a person's outer sex organs, especially a woman's vulva.
noun
1
A person's outer sex organs, especially a woman's vulva.
"Wax models of the pudenda of both sexes were regularly placed before the altar."
— Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)
2
The genitals together with the mons pubis, anus and buttocks.
3
A part of something regarded as shameful.
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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.
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What is the meaning of pudendum?
"pudendum" (noun) means a person's outer sex organs, especially a woman's vulva.
What are the different meanings of pudendum?
"pudendum" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person's outer sex organs, especially a woman's vulva; 2. The genitals together with the mons pubis, anus and buttocks; 3. A part of something regarded as shameful.
