escremento
/es.kreˈmen.to/
The English phrase "excrement" is translated into Italian as escremento.
Escremento refers to waste matter discharged from the body of a human or animal. In informal speech, the related term stronzata is used to describe something that is foolish or nonsensical.
Which one should you use?
While escremento is technical, the colloquial and much more common word for poop is cacca.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Escremento is a formal or technical term used in medical or scientific contexts. In contrast, cacca is the colloquial and much more common word for poop.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of escremento is escrementi.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 3rd syllable: /es.kreˈmen.to/.
Did you know?
- The Latin root of escremento, excernō, means 'to sift out' or 'to separate', which originally described the process of separating waste from something else.
- The verb cacare is used in the expression cacarsi sotto, which literally means 'to poop oneself' but is used to describe being terrified.
- Italian distinguishes strictly between escremento for biological waste and sterco for animal manure used in agriculture.
Examples in context
- Ho visto delle feci sul pavimento.I saw some excrement on the floor.
Example conversation
Giulia and Francesco are walking in a public park.
- GiuliaAttenzione, Francesco! C'è dell'escremento qui.Watch out, Francesco! There is some excrement here.
- FrancescoGrazie per avermelo detto, Giulia.Thanks for telling me, Giulia.
- GiuliaLe persone dovrebbero pulire l'escremento dei cani.People should clean up dog excrement.
- FrancescoHai ragione, è molto fastidioso.You are right, it is very annoying.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry escremento, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries escremento, CC BY-SA 4.0.
