popó
/popo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the English phrase 'doodoo' is translated as popó.
A childish word used to refer to feces.
Which one should you use?
Spanish offers several variations for this concept: popó and caca are informal terms. caquita is an informal diminutive. cagada is a colloquial term meaning 'a mess'. And mierda is an informal and vulgar term. For highly formal situations, you should use excremento to mean excrement or evacuación intestinal to refer to bowel movements.
How do you pronounce it?
/popo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you call something a cagada, you are not just describing a physical mess, but also describing a massive mistake or a blunder.
- The word popó is an onomatopoeic term designed to imitate the sound of the action, rather than being derived from a formal Latin root.
- In certain Latin American cultures, the word popó is preferred over caca because caca is sometimes perceived as being too close to the vulgar word mierda.
Examples in context
- ¡No toques la caca del perro!Don't touch the dog's poop!
- El bebé hizo popó en el pañal.The baby did a doodoo in the diaper.
- El bebé hizo popó.The baby did poo-poo.
- Hay popó en el pañal.There is doo-doo in the diaper.
- ¡Mira, el perrito hizo popó aquí!Look, the puppy did poo-poo here!
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are changing a diaper for their baby.
- SofíaAlejandro, creo que el bebé hizo popó.Alejandro, I think the baby did doo-doo.
- AlejandroEs verdad, huele muy mal.It's true, it smells very bad.
- SofíaTrae las toallitas húmedas, por favor.Bring the wet wipes, please.
- AlejandroAquí las tienes, Sofía.Here they are, Sofía.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry popó, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries popó, CC BY-SA 4.0.
