pepita de caca
/pepita de kaka/from spelling rules
The English phrase "poop nugget" is translated into Spanish as pepita de caca.
The phrase is used to describe a small, solid piece of excrement.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
pepita de caca is informal and can sound slightly childish because it uses the word caca.
How do you pronounce it?
/pepita de kaka/
Did you know?
- The word pepita is most commonly used to describe a small nugget of gold or a seed from a fruit. Using it to describe excrement creates a humorous contrast between something precious and something revolting.
- The word caca is a doublet of the more vulgar Spanish verb cagar. While caca is childish and mild, cagar is considered much more profane.
- In some Latin American countries, pepita can also refer to a seed or a pip. This makes the phrase sound like the waste is the size of a fruit seed.
Examples in context
- El perro dejó una bolita de excremento en el jardín.The dog left a feces nugget in the garden.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are cleaning the living room.
- SofíaJavier, hay una pepita de caca aquí.Javier, there is a poop nugget here.
- Javier¡Qué asco! ¿De dónde salió?How gross! Where did it come from?
- SofíaCreo que fue el perro.I think it was the dog.
- JavierVoy a limpiar esa pepita de caca ahora.I am going to clean up that poop nugget now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries caca, de, pepita, CC BY-SA 4.0.
