caca

/ˈkaka/ · B2 · noun · f

poo

💩 Sounds like caca in English baby talk, from Latin cacare, to defecate

It comes from Latin cacare, to defecate, and the same root gives baby-talk words in many languages. Spanish parents say ¡eso es caca! to stop a child touching something dirty, which is where the second meaning comes from.

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