merde
Merde is a French noun meaning feces or excrement; in everyday language it is also a strong vulgar interjection roughly equivalent to "shit" in English. The word comes from Latin merda and has cognates in other Romance languages, such as Spanish mierda and Italian merda.
Beyond its literal sense, merde functions as a general expletive to express anger, surprise, or frustration.
A notable cultural role exists in French theatre. A traditional good-luck wish among performers is to say
Polite usage and variants: because it is vulgar, speakers often substitute milder terms in formal contexts,