pudendum

Meaning

Noun

• An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva.
• A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.
• A shameful part of something.

Origin

• From Latin pudenda, substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet; 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.