mangia la cacca
The English phrase 'eat poop' is translated into Italian as mangia la cacca.
The phrase is used to describe the act of consuming excrement.
Did you know?
- The word cacca is believed to be related to the Ancient Greek word kákkē, which also meant dung.
- In a figurative sense, telling someone to mangia la cacca is far less common than using other insults involving excrement, as it sounds too infantile to be truly offensive.
- The term cacca is frequently used by Italian adults when speaking to very young children, making it sound slightly more childish than the English 'poop'.
Examples in context
- Mi hai fatto arrabbiare! Vai a mangiare la merda!You made me angry! Go eat shit!
- Il cane mangia la cacca in giardino.The dog eats poop in the garden.
- Guarda, quel cane mangia la cacca.Look, that dog eats poop.
Example conversation
Sofia and Matteo are walking in the park and see a dog behaving strangely.
- SofiaMatteo, guarda quel cane!Matteo, look at that dog!
- MatteoChe cosa fa?What is it doing?
- SofiaPoverino, mangia la cacca.Poor thing, it eats poop.
- MatteoChe schifo!How disgusting!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cacca, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
