Pudendum Definition
pyo͝o-dĕndəm
pudenda
noun
The external genitals of the female; vulva.
Webster's New World
The external genitals of either sex.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pudendum
Noun
Singular:
pudendum
Plural:
pudendaOrigin of Pudendum
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From Latin pudenda (“that where of 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.
From Wiktionary
Latin neuter gerundive of pudēre to make or be ashamed
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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