[ pjʊ'dɛndəm ]
■ noun ( plural pudenda -də ) a person's external genitals, especially a woman's.
Derivatives
pudendal adjective
pudic 'pju:dɪk adjective
Origin
C17: from L. pudenda (membra) '(parts) to be ashamed of', neut. plural of the gerundive of pudere 'be ashamed'.