pudenda
noun/pjuːˈdendə/
/pjuːˈdendə/
[plural] (old-fashioned, formal)- the sexual organs that are outside the body, especially those of a womanWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin pudenda (membra) ‘(parts) to be ashamed of’, neuter plural of the gerundive of pudere ‘be ashamed’.
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