ollo do cu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese olho do cuu (“asshole”). Cognate with Portuguese olho do cu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoʎo ðoˈku]

Noun

ollo do cu m (plural ollos do cu)

1. (vulgar, anatomy) asshole

   Synonym: ano

   • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     outros contaban que Beja
     lle apretara as carabillas.
     Esto ben podrà ser certo,
     p[o]rq[u]e cando este Señor
     lle berraba, el tembraba,
     é aposto eu que tiña
     ó ollo do cu tan cerrado,
     que era imposible coupese
     un grau de millo p[o]r el;

     others told that Beja
     had tightened his pegs.
     This is probably true,
     because when this lord
     was shouting him, he was trembling
     and I bet that
     his asshole was so tight
     that it was not possible that
     a corn grain entered in it

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ollo do cu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ollo do cu”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ollo do cu”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN