pudendum
Etymology
From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.
noun
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(usually in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva. -
(in the plural) A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively. -
(figurative) A shameful part of something.
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