cu
Portuguese
/ˈku/
noun
Definitions
- (Brazil) arsehole or asshole (anus)
- (Portugal) ass, arse, butt
- (Brazil) anything or anyone annoying, boring or somewhat bad
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese cuu inherited from Latin cūlus (anus, buttocks) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kuH-l-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cucullus Latin
- culus Latin
- cūlus Latin
- culaccio Italian
- culbianco Italian
- culo Italian
- inculare Italian
- paraculo Italian
- acculer French
- basculer French
- cul French
- culot French
- enculer French
- fouette-cul French
- lèche-cul French
- peigne-cul French
- pinocumettable French
- reculer French
- acular Spanish, Castilian
- culazo Spanish, Castilian
- culear Spanish, Castilian
- culero Spanish, Castilian
- culiar Spanish, Castilian
- culiblanco Spanish, Castilian
- culicagado Spanish, Castilian
- culo Spanish, Castilian
- culón Spanish, Castilian
- esbarizaculos Spanish, Castilian
- lameculos Spanish, Castilian
- *kuH-l- Proto-Indo-European
- cueca Portuguese
- cueiro Portuguese
- cuzão Portuguese
- duro Portuguese
- kuduro Portuguese
- recuar Portuguese
- cul Catalan, Valencian
- cu Galician
- cul Middle French
- cuu Old Portuguese
- cûl Friulian
- cuło Venetian
- kül Volapük
- čol Dalmatian
- cüü Lombard
- ku Kimbundu