merdoso

Italian

Etymology

From merda +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /merˈdo.zo/, (traditional) /merˈdo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: mer‧dó‧so

Adjective

merdoso (feminine merdosa, masculine plural merdosi, feminine plural merdose)

1. (vulgar) shitty (all senses)

Derived terms

• merdosamente

Anagrams

• demorso

Portuguese

Etymology

From merda +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ozu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈdo.zu/ [meɦˈdo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈdo.zu/ [meɦˈdo.zu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meɾˈdo.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʁˈdo.zu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /meɻˈdo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈdo.zo/ [meɦˈdo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨɾˈdo.zu/ [mɨɾˈðo.zu]

Adjective

merdoso (feminine merdosa, masculine plural merdosos, feminine plural merdosas, metaphonic)

1. (derogatory, figurative, vulgar) meaningless, insignificant, petty, pissass, trivial or worthless
2. (derogatory, figurative, vulgar) shitty, see Thesaurus:low-quality
3. (derogatory, figurative, vulgar) see Thesaurus:arrogant

   Synonyms: (insignificant) barato, ordinário, vagabundo, (shitty) aborrecido, chato, desagradável, (arrogant) arrogante, convencido, pedante

4. (literally, vulgar) crappy, dungy, excremental, faecal, fecal or shitty

Antonyms

• (insignificant) bom, caprichado, significativo, valioso
• (shitty) agradável, divertido, interessante
• (arrogant) despojado, modesto, simples

Further reading

• “merdoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “merdoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mierdoso

Etymology

From mierda +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾˈdoso/ [meɾˈð̞o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: mer‧do‧so

Adjective

merdoso (feminine merdosa, masculine plural merdosos, feminine plural merdosas)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) shitty
2. (colloquial) filthy

Further reading

• “merdoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025