pudendum

noun
/pjʊˈdɛndəm/UK

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. derived from pudenda — “that whereof one ought to feel shame

Definitions

  1. External genital organs in a human

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA